Facebook users attacked once again
By Bryan on January 20, 2012 | Phishing, facebook scam, identity theft, scammers attack, social network, facebook
It seems that Facebook is now one of the favorite places for scammers to benefit – they offered fake skins, offered removing the timeline , etc. This time they combined online survey and identity theft – be careful!
You may be aware of recent phishing threats on Facebook but your friends post hundreds of links everyday and it is very hard to recognize which one is a scammers' trap. This time, cyber criminals use the accounts they have stolen and post on their victim's wall similar messages to this:
"Yeeeeeepyyyyy! I got 100rs free recharge! Get free recharge! www.fbapps.in. "
How it works?
Once you click the provided link, a page opens where you are asked to fill your Facebook name and password. If you do that – that's it. Within moments they send your account details to their servers and they've got the hold of your account, which according to McAffee specialist is very hard to get back.
But wait – scammers do not stop there. Once you fill your account details, a page similar to Facebook opens up and you are asked to fill out a survey while in a meantime criminals are changing your passwords. Once they do that, they send out the same message on your friends' walls.
Keep safe!
We hope it helps to keep you safe from the scammers. Do not forget to tell your friends that have Facebook accounts about this phishing trap. Keep safe!
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