Like-Jack WARNING: You Won't Get To See Lily Allen's Breasts, But You Will Get Jacked.

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If you see the message below in your news feed, AVOID IT. It is a Like-Jacking Scam.

Example ( Lily Allen shows her breasts Scam Message)

----Example Message----

Lily Allen shows her breasts on British television!
easybuzzz.fr
In a broadcast on Channel 4, the singer Lilly Allen shows us her beautiful breasts.

----Example Message----

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

Example ( 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 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 as well. AVOID IT. See example.

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

What Like-Jacking Means.

Like-Jacking is a Facebook-enabled Click-Jacking attack that tricks Facebook users into clicking a hidden "Like Button" on External web pages. Most Facebook users are unaware that a like-jacking has taken place due to the fact the like button is usually hidden behind a fake video play button or some other object on the web page. Users will instinctively click these fake objects thinking they are harmless. Many Facebook users end up leaving the Scam sitting on their wall for days because they never knew it happened. Their friends come along and fall right in to the same trap once they click. AVOID IT. Read and share this with your friends.

Damage Control ( For those who have fallen victim. )

How to Recover From Like-Jacking

If you have fallen victim to a Like-Jacking scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the "Like" made to your wall. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his Like-Jacking ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. .

How To Remove A Like Message From Your Wall

1. Navigate to your profile wall by clicking the "Profile" link at the top of your facebook home page.
2. Scroll down your profile wall till you locate the like, then click on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. 
3. Select "Remove And Unlike" from the menu and the message/Like will be removed.

How To Remove A Unwanted like From Your "Liked Pages List"

A few facebook users have complained about the unwanted "Likes" remaining in their "Liked Pages List". This  list is located in your profile info area, in the "Activities and Interests" section, under the "Show Other Pages" link. The problem seems to happen even after following the directions listed above. If this happens to you please follow these direction as well.

1. Navigate to your profile wall by clicking the "Profile" link at the top of your facebook home page.
2. Once on your profile page click "Info" right below your profile picture, then Scroll down to the heading "Activities and Interests" and click the "Edit" link to the right.
3. At the bottom of the Edit Activities and Interests page click the "Show Other Pages" link.
4. The "Other Pages You Like" Dialog Box will open and from there you can scroll through your list of liked pages and remove the ones you don't want by clicking the "Remove Page" Button..

Have You Been Like-Jacked Lately? What It Means and How To Avoid it.

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/2011/03/have-you-been-like-jacked-lately-what.html

Phish Warning: Avoid The Look At You Phishing Message.

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Facebook Users: If you see a post like the one depicted in the example below, in your NEWS FEED, do not click any of the links in it. The message is a Phishing Scam.

Example Message

---Message Text--

Hey {User Name}, what the heck are you doing in this video?? It looks like you had a fun time haha!
Look at you:P

apps.facebook.com
You gotta love this..

---Message Text--

Clicking the link given in the above message will lead you to the fake facebook website below. You can tell the website is a fake by looking at the URL displayed in the browsers address bar. Www.farrtbook.com is clearly not facebook.com. If you were to enter your login information on farrtbook.com, you would find yourself locked out of your facebook account at some point in the future.

Example Phishing Website ( Farrtbook.com )- Click To Enlarge

What The Word "Phishing" Means.

In the field of computer security, Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website who's look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one. 

On facebook and other social networking sites victims are often sent phishing links via inbox, chat messages or wall post. These communications appear to be from friends in the victims friends list or even from that social networks staff. However, the messages are never sent to the victim by those parties. 

If you would like to learn more about Phishing please visit the link below..

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

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

Rogue Application Warning: Your Friends Have Not Photoshopped A Picture Of You.

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Facebook Users: Watch out for messages that claim a friend has Photoshopped a picture of you. The messages urge you to view the picture by providing a link. If you fall for the ploy and click the link you will be asked to install a rogue application which will spam the same bait message to your friends. While the rogue application spams your friends via "Chat Or News Feed", in an attempt to fool them as well, you will be directed to a Survey Scam. An example message is below. If you see this type of message, make sure you AVOID IT.

---Example Message---

"hey, i just made a photoshop of you, check it out :P + [link ]

---Example Message---

Rogue Applications Explained ( App Spam )

Defined- There are weaknesses in facebook that allow unscrupulous facebook application developers access to your facebook information and to use your facebook account as a means to spread a fake viral messages/ads across facebook. Once you install a rogue app it does not function as promised. It instead mines your data and/or spam’s your wall in an attempt to spread itself to your friends and throughout facebook.

How to Recover After A Rogue Application Install

If you have installed any Rogue Applications within your facebook profile, you may be currently spamming your wall and or your friends News Feeds with the Rogue Applications viral/scam messages. You must remove the messages from your wall by deleting the post and remove the rogue app by uninstalling it from your facebook profile.

How to remove a Rogue Application and it's Spam Messages from your profile:

To Remove The Rogue Applications Messages From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall, then locate the message you want to remove.
2. Once you've located the message click on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. 
3. At that point Facebook will either open a dialog box which will ask you are sure you want to remove the post, or it will offer you a menu. If you get The Dialog Box simply click the "Remove Post" button in the dialog box to remove the message. If you get The Menu simply Select "Remove Post OR Remove Post and Revoke The Publishing Rights of {App Name}" from the menu and the message will be removed.

To Remove The Rogue Application From Your Facebook Profile:

1. From your Facebook home page Click Account, then "Privacy Settings".
2. Then under the heading "Applications, Games, and Websites" click "Edit Settings".
3. To the right of the heading "Applications You Use" Click the "Edit Settings" button.
4. Finally find the rogue application you want to remove in the list and click the "Little X" to the right of it's name. From there Simply follow the facebook prompts to remove the app.

There is a video for the removal process available here:

How to remove post, plus remove and block rogue applications.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O7Fjf1wlx4

Did You Fill Out The Survey Scam.

It is important that you never hand over any personal information, such as: email addresses, cell number, name, home address or credit card numbers, to these types of scams. If you do, you are simply setting yourself up to be spammed or worse. Identity theft is big business and handing over some of the info these bogus surveys ask for, will make you a victim of that business. If you have made the mistake of handing over a credit card number, you should call your bank or credit provider as soon as possible to have them remove or dispute the charges that have or maybe made to the card. If you've given your cell number to any of these types of Scams, it is important that you call your cell carrier ASAP to have any charges you may receive stopped. If you begin to receive unsolicited phone calls, you should take note of the calls, record names and numbers, then report the calls to the FCC or other proper authorities..

FarmVille Scam Warning: Avoid The Fake English Sheep Message.

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FarmVille Players: If you see a post like the one depicted in the example below, in your NEWS FEED, do not click any of the links in it. It is not a legitimate FarmVille message and you will not receive the in game reward promised in it.

Example ( Fake English Sheep Message ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Scam Detected by simply noticing the message was not posted by the FarmVille application.
It is instead posted by an application named Farmville Latest.

----Message Text----

Give this English Sheep a new home!
{User Name} came across a English Sheep on their farm and
needs to find it a place to stay!
Claim this English Sheep now. Time Remaining: 1 hour

----Message Text----

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 offers you a bogus mission to earn up to 155 Farm Cash. Clicking "Accept" on this screen will transfer you to a Survey Scam and you will gain nothing from participating in it. Avoid it. See examples.

Example ( Fake English Sheep Drop Page ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Example ( Fake English Sheep Prompt to post ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Example ( Bogus 155 Farm Cash Offer Screen ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Example ( Bogus 155 Farm Cash Offer Survey Scam ) - 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

Quick: Learn How To Spot A FarmVille Fake

Damage Control ( For those who have fallen victim. )

If you have fallen victim to any of these Fake FarmVille Item 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.

To Remove The Fake FarmVille Messages From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall, then locate the message you want to remove. 
2. Once you've located the message click on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. 
3. At that point Facebook will offer you a menu. Select "Mark As Spam" from the menu and the message will be removed. If the message is not remove or reappears on your wall simple follow sets 1 & 2 again, but this time chose "Remove Post" to have the message permanently removed. 

Other Resources

Facebook Spam - How To Spot And Avoid Survey Scams

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/facebook-spam.html

Like-Jack Warning: AVOID The Where Can I Buy A Bra Video.

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If you see the message below in your news feed, AVOID IT. It is a Like-Jacking Scam.

Example ( Where Can I Buy A Bra Scam Message)

----Example Message----

VIDEO! Excuse me, where can i buy a bra?

apps.facebook.com

Excuse me, where can i buy a bra? Funny video with a hidden camera!

----Example Message----

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

Example ( 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 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 as well. While your friends see the Like-Jacking message, you are then show that you need to complete a survey to view the video. This is simply a Survey Scam and you should AVOID IT. See examples.

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

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

What Like-Jacking Means.

Like-Jacking is a Facebook-enabled Click-Jacking attack that tricks Facebook users into clicking a hidden "Like Button" on External web pages. Most Facebook users are unaware that a like-jacking has taken place due to the fact the like button is usually hidden behind a fake video play button or some other object on the web page. Users will instinctively click these fake objects thinking they are harmless. Many Facebook users end up leaving the Scam sitting on their wall for days because they never knew it happened. Their friends come along and fall right in to the same trap once they click. AVOID IT. Read and share this with your friends.

Damage Control ( For those who have fallen victim. )

How to Recover From Like-Jacking

If you have fallen victim to a Like-Jacking scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the "Like" made to your wall. This will ensure that you do not continue to assist the scam artist in spreading his Like-Jacking ruse to your friends and even further throughout the facebook network. .

How To Remove A Like Message From Your Wall

1. Navigate to your profile wall by clicking the "Profile" link at the top of your facebook home page.
2. Scroll down your profile wall till you locate the like, then click on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. 
3. Select "Remove And Unlike" from the menu and the message/Like will be removed.

How To Remove A Unwanted like From Your "Liked Pages List"

A few facebook users have complained about the unwanted "Likes" remaining in their "Liked Pages List". This  list is located in your profile info area, in the "Activities and Interests" section, under the "Show Other Pages" link. The problem seems to happen even after following the directions listed above. If this happens to you please follow these direction as well.

1. Navigate to your profile wall by clicking the "Profile" link at the top of your facebook home page.
2. Once on your profile page click "Info" right below your profile picture, then Scroll down to the heading "Activities and Interests" and click the "Edit" link to the right.
3. At the bottom of the Edit Activities and Interests page click the "Show Other Pages" link.
4. The "Other Pages You Like" Dialog Box will open and from there you can scroll through your list of liked pages and remove the ones you don't want by clicking the "Remove Page" Button..

Other Resources

Have You Been Like-Jacked Lately? What It Means and How To Avoid it.

http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/2011/03/have-you-been-like-jacked-lately-what.html

Facebook Spam - How To Spot And Avoid Survey Scams
http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/p/facebook-spam.html