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Well, there’s yet another dangerous Facebook-related scam making the rounds right now.
I know, I’m shocked too!
As usual, there are several variations of this scam.
They seem to primarily be spreading via fake SMS text messages and emails.
However, I’ve seen a few reports of it being spread via IMs on Twitter as well (which is interesting since this is a Facebook-related scam that has nothing to do with Twitter).
If you’ve been using Facebook Messenger for more than 10 minutes you’ve probably received an instant message that begins with something like:
“Please send this to all your contacts…”
or
“Please tell all the contacts in your Messenger list…”
If your Facebook experience is anything like mine you probably receive these “dire warning” messages on a regular basis.
Well, guess what? [Read more…]
As you surely know, scams and hoaxes are ubiquitous on Facebook. It probably seems like you see a new one every time you look at your Newsfeed.
And just like clockwork, there’s a new one making the rounds…
Germany’s Friedrich-Alexander University conducted a study to determine how many Facebook users click on links without knowing the people who posted them.
To say the least, the results are shocking.
The study found that approximately 40% of all Facebook users click on links that were posted by people they don’t even know, let alone trust.
What’s more, they also found that a whopping 56% of email users click on links in emails from unknown senders, the vast majority of which are likely phishing emails sent by hackers and online crooks. [Read more…]
Have you ever received a message from a Facebook friend that reads something like this?
“I think you’ve been hacked. Someone using your account just posted a nasty message [or photo] on my Newsfeed! You need to change your password.”
I received a bunch of messages like this during the first year or so after I started using Facebook.
And I’m guessing you’ve received them too. [Read more…]