Saturday, December 11, 2010

The ePrivacy app on Facebook is a con

If you are like most social individuals, you most likely value your Facebook account and the people you are connected with. The last thing you want to do is spread just one more viral scam. The ePrivacy app is among one of the most recent Facebook scams to look out for. Like many Facebook scams, if you are very easily enticed, you can quickly become a victim and perhaps even bring your Facebook family and friends down with you.

The ePrivacy app is yet another Facebook scam

The message, “OMG OMG OMG… I cant believe this really works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile! on [link]," is shown with the newest scam on Facebook which is actually the ePrivacy app.

Staying up to date on everyone in our lives is what we do as Facebook users. We also want to know which of our friends is spending time checking on our profile. This is why the ePrivacy app seems like something everyone wants. Supposedly it gives you the capability to see who’s looking at your Facebook profile. Allegedly everyone will come up. Don't fall for it though. Your personal info could be given to the app creator though which is why it is a bad idea to download the app.

You don't see who has looked at your profile; you will get a virus

Just admit that this app entices you. Knowing who has been checking you out online is something everyone wants. There are numerous petitions to let Facebook users see others who have viewed their profiles, and scammers are quickly jumping on the opportunity. They’re good at figuring out what it is that people want. This isn't good because they can use it to their advantage.

Do you need a stranger to have access enough to your personal data that they can post on your Facebook page and even send you e-mails? Then you probably should avoid anything like the ePrivacy app. These scammers use your Facebook profile in order to start mischief so they can make some extra money, and they don't mind using you to do it.

Articles cited

Huffington Post

huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/29/scam-facebook-app-promise_n_789166.html

Don't use the ePrivacy app on Facebook as it is a scam

The message, “OMG OMG OMG… I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile! on [link]," is shown with the newest scam on Facebook which is actually the ePrivacy app.

There is a really important role Facebook plays in our lives. It is to stay up with everyone in our lives. However, we also like to know who has been checking up on us, and the ePrivacy app is claiming it has the ability to do that. Supposedly it gives you the capability to see who is looking at your Facebook profile. Allegedly everyone will come up. Don't fall for it though. The app being downloaded is a bad idea. The creator will get all the personal information on your profile.

See who views your profile and catch a virus

Just admit that this app entices you. Knowing who has been checking you out online is something everyone wants. There have been many petitions to let Facebook users see others who have viewed their profiles, and scammers are quickly jumping on the opportunity. They know what people want, and they will use anything they can to their advantage.

If you don’t want complete strangers accessing your personal data, sending you e-mails and posting unauthorized messages on any Facebook page you administer, do not install the ePrivacy app or any other app that claims to do the same thing. The sole purpose of scams like this is to generate money for the mischief makers behind them, and they have no problem using your Facebook profiles to spread their spammy links even further.

Articles cited

Huffington Post

huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/29/scam-facebook-app-promise_n_789166.html



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