Click-Jack Alert: Trying To See a Drunk Man Take A Nose Dive Will Get You Jacked.

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

Example ( Man takes a nose dive into frozen lake Scam Message)

----Example Message----

Sam commented on Crazy Russian.

Drunk Man takes a nose dive into frozen lake. OUCH!

amz.failvidz.com

This can only happen in Russia. LOL. Funniest video in 2011 yet!

----Example Message----

If you click the link in this message you will be taken to a fake video site and shown the screen you see below. See Example

Example ( Fake Video Page - Bogus Security Check)- Click To Enlarge

As you can see above, you are asked to verify a simple math problem to "prevent bots from slowing down the site". However, In actuality, this simple math problem is just another clickjack-type scheme. Once you type the answer in the box and hit submit, you end up spamming your wall with a link back to the scam. 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 ( Bogus Security Check Click-Jacking)- Click To Enlarge

What Click-Jacking Means.

Click-Jacking or Like-Jacking are terms used to describe an attack that tricks Facebook users into clicking a hidden "Like Button" or "Comment Box" on External web pages. Most Facebook users are unaware that a like/click-jacking has taken place due to the fact the "Like Button" or "Comment Box" 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 or Click-Jacking

If you have fallen victim to a Like-Jacking or Click-Jacking scam, you need to clean up your facebook profile immediately. You can do this by simply removing the spam "Like" or "Comment" 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. .

How To Remove A Spam Like or Comment 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 spam like or comment message you want to remove, then click on the little "X" at the top right corner of the message. 
3. If you are removing a "Like" message, Facebook will offer you a menu. Select "Remove And Unlike" to remove message. If you are removing a spam "Comment" message, Facebook will open a "Delete Post" dialog box. Click the "Remove Post" button within the dialog to delete the spam comment message.

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

FarmVille Scam Warning: Avoid The Fake Midland Hawthorn Tree 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 expect to receive the game item promised in it. It is not a legitimate FarmVille message and you WILL NOT receive the anything by sharing it with your friends. You should "Mark The Message as Spam" and report the page involved with this scam to Facebook.

Example ( Fake Midland Hawthorn Tree Message )- Click To Enlarge

----Message Text----

Get Your Midland Hawthorn Tree - 

Farmer mystery seedling grew up to become a Midland Hawthorn Tree!

Sam put in a lot of hard work to get this new tree! They want to celebrate wit...h friends by sharing only 1 of these trees, so you better act fast!See More

38 minutes ago via FarmVille · · Get Midland Hawthorn Tree

----Message Text----

How To Detect This  Fake Midland Hawthorn Tree Scam - Click To Enlarge

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 your Farm in effort to make you think you will receive this bogus item. The truth is this whole scam is simply setup to dupe FarmVille players into "Liking" a bunch of random facebook pages. This is a Scam and you will gain nothing from participating in it. Avoid it. See examples.

Example ( Fake Midland Hawthorn Tree Drop Page ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Example ( Fake Midland Hawthorn Tree Prompt To Share ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

How to Report The Midland Hawthorn Tree Scam Page) - 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 fallen victim. )

If you have fallen victim to any of these Bogus FarmVille Reward 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.

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

To Remove The Rogue Applications Messages/Photos From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall, then locate the message/Photo 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.

To Remove The Fake FarmVille Item Messages From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall and 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. 

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..

Other Resources

Facebook Spam - How To Spot And Avoid Survey Scams

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

FarmVille Scam Warning: Avoid The Fake Ribbon Flower Tree 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 expect to receive the game item promised in it. It is not a legitimate FarmVille message and you WILL NOT receive the anything by sharing it with your friends. You should "Mark The Message as Spam" and report the page involved with this scam to Facebook.

Example ( Fake Ribbon Flower Tree Message )- Click To Enlarge

----Message Text----

Claim The Ribbon Flower Tree who got my tree!

Farmer's mystery seedling grew up to become a Ribbon Flower Tree

Farmer put in a lot of hard work to get this new tree! They want to celebrate with friends by sharing only 1 of these trees, so you better act fast!

2 minutes ago via FarmVille ·  Get Ribbon Flower Tree

----Message Text----

How To Detect This  Fake Ribbon Flower Tree Scam - Click To Enlarge

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 your Farm in effort to make you think you will receive this bogus item. The truth is this whole scam is simply setup to dupe FarmVille players into "Liking" a bunch of random facebook pages. This is a Scam and you will gain nothing from participating in it. Avoid it. See examples.

Example ( Fake Ribbon Flower Tree Drop Page ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

Example ( Fake Ribbon Flower Tree Prompt To Share ) SCAM!- Click To Enlarge

How to Report The Ribbon Flower Tree Scam Page) - 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 fallen victim. )

If you have fallen victim to any of these Bogus FarmVille Reward 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.

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

To Remove The Rogue Applications Messages/Photos From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall, then locate the message/Photo 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.

To Remove The Fake FarmVille Item Messages From Your Wall:

1. Navigating to your profile wall and 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. 

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..

Other Resources

Facebook Spam - How To Spot And Avoid Survey Scams

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