Taco Bell's New Slogan: Drop The Chalupa and pick up a Like-Jacking Survey Scam.

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If you see the message below in your news feed, AVOID IT.

Example ( Taco Bell Going Out Of Business Message)

---Message Text---

Taco Bell Officially Going Out of Business

taco-bell-going-out.bg-news.org <---{Link

Wow. GROSS. They are finally getting what they deserve.

---Message Text---

If you click the link in this message you will be taken to the Fake Video site below. See Example

Example ( Taco Bell Going Out Of Business "FouTube" Video Page)- Click To Enlarge

You are shown a video which appears to need you to click the play button for it to run. However, once you click anywhere on the Fake video you will be "LikeJacked" and have the same link you clicked on posted to your facebook wall as one of your likes. This post will then show up in all of your friends feeds, in an attempt to trick them into clicking the link like you did. Once the Like-Jack has taken place you will be shown a Bogus Security Check Message and told you need to complete a Survey to pass the check. This is not a legitimate process, it is a Survey Scam. AVOID IT. See example.

Example ( "FouTube" Video Page Like-Jacking)- Click To Enlarge

Example ( "FouTube" Bogus Security Check )- Click To Enlarge

Example ( "FouTube" Survey Scam )- Click To Enlarge

Damage Control ( For those who have fell victim. )

If you have fallen victim to this Scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the like made to your wall. Remove the like by navigating to your profile wall, locating the like, then clicking on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. Select "Remove And Unlike" from the menu and the message/Like will be removed. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. If you've downloaded and installed any programs to your computer as a result of one of these scams, it is advised that you run a full virus scan on your computer immediately. At the link provide below you will find helpful information to assist in these task, if you are not sure what to do..

Stay Virus Free

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/staying-virus-free.html

Hoax Warning: Stay Away From The Do Not Accept Friend Requests Hoax.

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Facebook users may notice some of their friends posting the following message to their status.

Example Message

---Beginning Example Message---
WARNING !!!!! DO NOT ACCEPT FRIEND REQUESTS Fabienne Resch, Matthias Dannenberg, Mario summer, Fabian Eder Bern, Roland dryer, Frank Becker;! THEY ARE HACKERS !!!!!! They destroy everything !!!!! PLEASE ..... Copy this text on your status, so that your friends are warned!!!!
---Ending Example Message---

The message is a hoax, and should not be copied to your status.

There is no credible evidence to back up the claims in these messages. Spreading unfounded rumors such as this can unfairly damage the reputation of innocent people. For more information on this old hoax please see the sites below.

A quick guide on common misconceptions about hackers and Facebook friend requests.
http://www.thatsnonsense.com/viewdef.php?article=friend_requests

Social Media Deviants
http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/hackermail.asp

LikeJack Warning! Stay Away From The Meteorite Warning! Meteoriten Warnung.

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If you see the message below in your news feed, AVOID IT.

Example ( Meteorites Warning Video Message)

The language used in the message is German and the text translated means:

Oops! Meteorites Warning! Scientists set 2012 as the date for the impact!

www.untergang2012.com

Often it was only speculation, but now everything seems to be true. The end could be near. Now look at the video itself to.

If you click the link in this message you will be taken to the site below. See Example

Example ( Meteorites Warning Video Page)- Click To Enlarge

You are shown a video which appears to need you to click the play button for it to run. However, once you click anywhere on that video you will be "LikeJacked" and have the same link you clicked on posted to your facebook wall as one of your likes. This post will then show up in all of your friends feeds, in an attempt to trick them into clicking the link like you did.. See example.

Example ( Meteorites Warning Video LikeJacking)- Click To Enlarge

Damage Control ( For those who have fell victim. )

If you have fell victim to this Scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the posts made to your wall. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. If you've downloaded and installed any programs to your computer as a result of one of these scams, it is advised that you run a full virus scan on your computer immediately. At the link provide below you will find helpful information to assist in these task, if you are not sure what to do..

Stay Virus Free

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/staying-virus-free.html

For Twitter Users: A new worm is now on the prowl. Watch the links you click.

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Just wanted to share a Twitter warning which comes from Trusteer Rapport and was posted to my facebook fan page by one of its fans. The message is a bit general in nature, as it does not mention specific links or messages to watch out for, however user should be very careful when clicking or following any links on Twitter.

Quote Via Trusteer

A new Internet worm (malicious software) is now on the prowl. It spreads by sending out messages from Twitter accounts that have already been broken into. When clicking on these links, your computer may get infected. This is a repeating attack pattern and we advise users not to click on links if the message seems suspicious or “too good to be true”. 

We suggest performing a simple web search on the topic of the message. This will usually result in the genuine website coming up and is more advisable than following shortened URLs. 

For more information: 

http://support.twitter.com/groups/33-report-a-violation/topics/122-reporting-violations/articles/31796-my-account-has-been-compromised

FarmVille Scam: Your friend wants you to adopt a Clover Foal Or White Kitten..

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Update: Also Stay clear of any messages offering a "White Kitten" OR "Irish Cob Foal". The white kitten & Irish Cob foal scams run the same exact ruse and are from the same exact site. See the examples Message below.

Note: All Of These Scams Lock Your Web Browser when you visit the drop page.

FarmVille Players: If you see messages like the ones depicted in the examples below, in your NEWS FEED, do not click any of the links in them. The messages were not posted by the real Facebook/ Zynga FarmVille application.

Example ( Fake Clover Foal ) Scam Message - Clover Foal

Example ( Fake White Kitten ) Scam Message - White Kitten

Example ( Fake Irish Cob Foal ) Scam Message - Irish Cob Foal

Example ( Fake Clover Foal, White Kitten &  Cob Foal- How to Detect The Scam) - 
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Scam detected by simply mousing over the links in the message and noticing the

URL'S where incorrect in my Browsers Status Area.

Clicking any of the links in the above fake FarmVille message will transfer you to the page below. The offer is not legit and will only cause you to spam the same message to your wall and your friends news feeds. After spamming your friends you will be transferred to a page which claims you will receive your Clover Foal if you simply "Like" 3 different facebook pages. The pages you are asked to like are Video Box, Music is My Life and Farmville Gift. I would advise you to avoid all of the pages involved in this scam. See examples..

Example ( Fake Clover Foal & Share Drop Page)-Click To Enlarge

Example ( Asking you to like 3 pages )-Click To Enlarge

Play Hard! Stay Safe! Don't Fall Into The Free Lunch Trap!

Don't Get Caught In The Trap. Learn how to spot fake.

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/free-lunch-trap-for-gamers.html

Damage Control ( For those who have fell victim. )

If you have fell victim to any of these Survey Scams, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the posts made to your wall. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. If you've downloaded and installed any programs to your computer as a result of one of these scams, it is advised that you run a full virus scan on your computer immediately. At the link provide below you will find helpful information to assist in these task, if you are not sure what to do..

Stay Virus Free

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/staying-virus-free.html

Warning! Do Not Click The Naked Girl Video Link. You Will Be LikeJacked.

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If you see the message below in your news feed, AVOID IT.

Example ( Naked Girl Message)

The language used in the message is Czech and the text translated means:

VIDEO: Pizza home - funny video 
www.srandoweb.cz 
How would you have reacted if you opened a naked girl?

If you click the link in this message you will be taken to the site below. See Example

Example ( Naked Girl Fake Video Page)- Click To Enlarge

You are shown a video which appears to need you to click the play button for it to run. However, once you click anywhere on that video you will be "LikeJacked" and have the same link you clicked on posted to your facebook wall as one of your likes. This post will then show up in all of your friends feeds, in an attempt to trick them into clicking the link like you did.. See example.

Example ( Naked Girl Fake Video LikeJacking)- Click To Enlarge

Damage Control ( For those who have fell victim. )

If you have fell victim to this Scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the posts made to your wall. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. If you've downloaded and installed any programs to your computer as a result of one of these scams, it is advised that you run a full virus scan on your computer immediately. At the link provide below you will find helpful information to assist in these task, if you are not sure what to do..

Stay Virus Free

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/staying-virus-free.html

Unconfirmed: 2 Naked Guys Posted To Your Wall By Hackers.

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Starting to see this message flying around facebook..

----Beginning Example Message---

**ALERT TO ALL FRIENDS*** check your profile wall for a video of 2 naked guys. hackers have hacked into friends account's and are posting it on everyone's profile wall of all their friends....check your profile wall for hacker's post and remove them and report as spam...ALERT ALERT ALERT ALERT>>>let your friends know.

----Ending Example Message---

The message seems to claim that hackers are posting unwanted images to facebook users walls without their knowledge. Honestly, the message looks as if it trying to explain "ClickJacking Or LikeJacking", but goes way off track by stating hackers have hacked everyones accounts, which is false information.

I would refrain from reposting the message above as it does not relay truthful alert information. Not to mention the fact that most users won't actually read it before they blindly share it. As always, facebook users should worry more about what they actually click on. Remember, for a hacker to take over your account, YOU'VE got to CLICK on something first. So, Be Wise: Think Before You Click. Below is some helpful information about ClickJacking and LikeJacking. Do yourself and your friends a favor,, share it instead..

Note: If your friends appear to post weird pictures, links or messages, but then tell you they didn't post anything, advise them to run a full virus scan on their computer immediately. After they have run a full virus scan and confirmed their computer is clean, they should change their Facebook password and be sure to check what applications they have installed to their facebook profile. If they find any strange apps installed to their profile, they should remove them..

Clickjacking:

Defined - A malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information or taking control of their computer while clicking on seemingly innocent looking Web pages. It will usually execute without the user's knowledge, through a button on the web page that appears to perform another function.

Examples can be as follows: The user receives an email with a link to a video about a news item, but another valid page, say a product page on amazon.com, can be "hidden" on top or underneath the "PLAY" button of the news video. The user tries to "play" the video but actually "buys" the product from Amazon.

Other known exploits have been:

• Tricking users to enable their webcam and microphone through Flash (which has since been corrected by Adobe); 
• Tricking users into making their social networking profile information public. 
• Making users follow someone on Twitter. 
• Sharing unwanted links on Facebook.

Likejacking:

Defined - A Facebook-enabled clickjacking attack that tricks users into clicking links that mark the clicked site as one of your Facebook "likes." These likes then show up on your profile and, of course, in your Facebook News Feed where your friends can see the link and click it, allowing the vicious, viral cycle to continue through their walls and their friends walls..

Warning! Wells Fargo Customers Are Being Actively Phished.

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Wells Fargo customers should be on the lookout for a Phishing email which targets them. A little over an hour ago I received a "Customer Verification" email which purports to come from Wells Fargo customer services. The email claims that they have added new security features for safer online transactions and urges the potential victim to login and verify their online banking account. It also states that the victim must verify their account in order for it to remain active. The email is a Phishing scam. It should be reported as spam, then deleted. See example.

Example ( Wells Fargo Phishing Email ) - Click to Enlarge

There are several things wrong with this message. 

1. Wells Fargo DOES NOT contact it's customers via email to verify their accounts.
2. The "From" email address is spelled wrong. 
3. When floating over the "Click Here" link in the email, your browsers status area reveals that the  URL takes you to "Fingerboardpt.com". Needless to say, that's not Wells Fargo's online banking web address.

At this point it seems as though the site associated with this phishing email is broken or offline. However, there could be many web addresses associated with this scam. You will also notice in the picture that this email was not caught by Gmails spam filter. So if you're a Wells Fargo customer, watch your inbox for this scam. Remember never follow emails that urge you to log in to your online banking accounts or any other accounts for that matter.

How To: Spot, Avoid, Report and Recover from Phishing.

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-to-spot-avoid-report-and-recover.html

Keeping Your Accounts Safe

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/keeping-your-accounts-safe.html