Another day, another potential Facebook scam detected. In the wake of the wildly-popular meh button app that’s been taking Facebook by storm, is it any wonder that scammers have decided to leap on this idea and put out a fake Facebook dislike button in an attempt to separate users from their information? Not really. Scamming is big business, and Facebook is the best place in the world to take your scamming game, since so many people blindly install applications there.
“One thing we commonly see is that the message starts ‘OMG, shocking video’,” said security expert Graham Cluley of Sophos. “And they appear to come from your Facebook friend, giving it a ringing endorsement. Many people are giving permission for completely unknown apps.”
So yes, if you’re still using Facebook, think twice before blindly installing every application your friends send you. Be like me when I used Facebook: block every and all stupid inbox-spamming game and application from contacting you. That’s the only way to be safe (and not annoy your friends).
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