Facebook scams have abounded this week. Facebook’s “Share” feature will create a clickjacking that scams $ 5 a week off of cell phone accounts. The dislike button scam and Facebook clickjacking scam have both come at the same time. These scams make an effort to use, much like the likejacking scam of last May, buttons that aren’t really there. Facebook users can protect themselves against the growing list of scams by learning how to acknowledge typical red flags.
Facebook clickjacking
The scam for Facebook clickjacking makes it so users get a post encouraging them to click it. PC World shows how the scam works saying:
A user clicks a link to a Facebook page for “10 Funny T-Shirt Fails” for example. Once on the page, a message says Facebook’s new three-step human verification process is required to see the content. On step two, users are asked to click the “Next” button. The Next button is a dummy. Hidden underneath is a real Share button. When users click Next to get to the final step, they actually post that page to their profile wall. Lured to step three, users are asked for personal information to enter a contest. Among other things, the survey asks for a cell phone number. Down in the survey’s fine print it says providing the data tacks an extra $ 5 per week onto the users cell phone bill for a service called “The Awesome Test.”
Facebook with an additional scam- the dislike button scam
Facebook users wanted a dislike button making for the Facebook dislike button scam. Facebook has so far avoided having a “dislike” button. As outlined by Walletpop, spyware for identity theft is downloaded when pressing a “Dislike” button that doesn’t really exist. The bogus button seems with a message: “Get the official DISLIKE button now,” followed by a link. Next you go to the fake page to “install” the button. Users would automatically get a dislike button if it were real. To install, the scam prompts users to allow the application to run. The Facebook clickjacking scam has a survey filled out like the dislike button scam does at this point.
Facebook scams happen often now
Facebook removed all the fan pages involved within the clickjacking scam. Anyone who filled out the survey should call their cell phone company. Scam patterns are easy to recognize for Facebook users, says Reuters. Be skeptical and use common sense. Everyone who’s doing something out of the ordinary with their status updates would be a good clue. The way the message was written, and the way it was delivered, will help you with this. Apps like the “Official Dislike Button” won’t be needed for Facebook to give you something. A scam can be recognized when a user has left the Facebook site.
PC World
pcworld.com/article/203546/facebook_warns_of_clickjacking_scam.html?tk=hp_new
Wallet Pop
walletpop.com/blog/2010/08/16/dislike-button-on-facebook-a-scam/
Reuters
reuters.com/article/idUS162937196620100817
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