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Offline Bugbatter

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Free makeup scam spreads rapidly across Facebook
« on: December 13, 2010, 11:57:51 AM »
Alert from SOPHOS:

A scam targeting women on Facebook is spreading very rapidly across the social network, pretending to offer free makeup.

If you see a message like the following being posted by one of your Facebook friends, do not click on the link.


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http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/12/13/free-makeup-scam-spreads-facebook/



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Re: Free makeup scam spreads rapidly across Facebook
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2010, 02:25:26 PM »
If its to good to be true ........

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Re: Free makeup scam spreads rapidly across Facebook
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 03:21:04 PM »
That's right, Hoov, but I will never ceased to be amazed at the people who fall for this stuff. There are also those who tell me they don't click on links so they won't get a "virus". However, they can't resist being polite and simply clicking the "Like" button (that spams the thing to their Friends).   :h

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Re: Free makeup scam spreads rapidly across Facebook
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 03:33:48 PM »
 :sd It takes all kinds.

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