Another profile statistics fraud on Facebook
By Gina on February 8, 2011 | Phishing, Profile statistics fraud on Facebook, Facebook phishing attack, Facebook scam
This time, many Facebook users claim they were scammed by hackers that had spread a message which convinces user they can find who stalks and may view your Facebook account.
The latest Facebook scam was spreading very fast according to the number of users that reported about this phishing attack. This affected many users. However, Facebook security team cleaned up the mess and removed rogue messages and advertisements that may cause trouble in the future.
One of the most common rogue messages that spread across the Facebook reads:
I just saw who STALKS me on Facebook! You can see who creeps around your profile too! [LINK]
It is already well known that you need to be careful with unknown and unreliable links, so, by clicking the link you will enter a rogue application which assures you that you may see who views your profile. If you approve the app of the given survey then your Facebook account will spread the scam automatically to your friends.
The main goal of this scam is to force users to fill the rogue survey which definitely generates money for scammers. That is why you need to be vigilant and suspicious about every link you see on Facebook.
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