Facebook Scams
Links to reports that discuss Facebook scams.
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Facebook Survey Scam – Free $100 Shell Gas Card
by Brett M. Christensen December 30, 2011Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can receive a free Shell Gas Card worth $100 by clicking a link in the post.
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Facebook Account Reported Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen November 23, 2011Message purporting to be from Facebook claims that the recipient’s Facebook account has been reported for annoying or insulting other users and will be disabled if he or she does not confirm account details within 24 hours.
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Advance Fee Scam – Facebook 2011 Sweepstakes Online Lottery
by Brett M. Christensen July 14, 2011Message purporting to be from Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, claims that the recipient has won $1,000,000 in the Facebook 2011 Sweepstakes online lottery.
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Japanese Tsunami ‘Whale into Building’ Clickjacking Scam
by Brett M. Christensen March 16, 2011Message posted on Facebook supposedly links to information about a whale smashed into a building by the tsunami in Japan.
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Facebook Grant Award Advance Fee Scam
by Brett M. Christensen January 10, 2011Facebook message claims that the recipient has won a cash prize in the “Facebook Grant Award”. The message instructs the recipient to follow a link to the award notification website to claim the prize.
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Facebook Account Update Phishing Scam Email
by Brett M. Christensen December 12, 2010Email purporting to be from Facebook claims that Facebook is implementing a new login system and that the user must update his or her account.
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‘Dislike Button’ Scams Target Facebook Users
by Brett M. Christensen August 18, 2010Facebook users are being enticed to spam their friends, hand over personal information via dodgy survey sites, and install malware via the promise of a ‘Dislike Button’.
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Facebook Gold Account Hoaxes and Scams
by Brett M. Christensen February 22, 2010Status updates being passed around on Facebook supposedly provide information about how to gain access to an enhanced version of Facebook called “Facebook Gold”.
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Fake Facebook Login Phishing Scam
by Brett M. Christensen May 1, 2009Facebook users have been receiving messages that are designed to trick them into providing their Facebook login details to Internet criminals.