facebook spam?

madma

anyone noticed some people post up comments saying click this link etc.
theres a few on my friends list thats posted one 'omg you never txt again after this' and it has a pic of a phone i clicked on it and a page opens and asks ye to log in so i presume if you did log in it would be stealing your log-in details???? or is it a mess thing like a prank doin the rounds?? i shouldnt have clickd the link could be dodgy

starbelgrade

Facebook spa

alwaysadub

Why don't you just stop clicking on the links.
Problem sorted.

KeithM89_old

What was the text??

Senna

or just get some new friends, or even better, real life friends.

Willbbz

The ones that are directed from http://wurl.ca ?

Better to avoid them weird ones. I don't even thrust http://bit.ly

madma

it just opened another page and said to log back in but i didnt as i reckon its something dodgy. just seems to be alot of spam and accounts being hacked etc

madma

WilliamOC wrote: »

The ones that are directed from http://wurl.ca ?

Better to avoid them weird ones. I don't even thrust http://bit.ly

yeah like them. this one is [url]http:///tiny.cc/m24u0[/url]

TanG411

It's because people foolishly give away their passwords into 3rd party applications on Facebook.

Also sites where you can instantly create a facebook group. Like http://www.likeit.us

easyeason3

madma wrote: »

it just opened another page and said to log back in but i didnt as i reckon its something dodgy. just seems to be alot of spam and accounts being hacked etc

Before you log in you need to make sure you have as much personal information about yourself stored on your computer. It's always handy to save it all in one file with a name like 'Bank info here' or 'Everything you need to know hacker'.
In this file you should save account numbers, sort codes, credit card info, date of birth & it wouldn't be any harm to record your passport number too.

TimeToShine

sure wasn't there some torrent with over 500million facebook passwords on piratebay a while back?

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1725401/facebook-details-leaked

madma

Larkin91 wrote: »

It's because people foolishly give away their passwords into 3rd party applications on Facebook.

Also sites where you can instantly create a facebook group. Like http://www.likeit.us

ah right that makes sense. 1 of the lads does use alot of applications.

cheers

madma

TimeToShine wrote: »

sure wasn't there some torrent with over 500million facebook passwords on piratebay a while back?

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1725401/facebook-details-leaked

thats mental

dubpunter

Just ignore any bizzare random facebook messages. Make sure to tell you friend to change their password. They probably entered their facebook password on a fake website which has now hacked their a/c.
Until they change their password they will keep spamming you.

Mozoltov!

Spam is more delicious than virtual spam.

Real life > Internetz Facebook..

AbsoluteStress

They are fake, viral applications E.g: "Miley Cyrus kissing Justin Bieber"
People who add them, agree to letting them post/update your page.

They spam cpa surveys normally. (Cost per action)
If somebody completes a survey. (normally to see the "picture of Miley and Justin") The creator of the application receives money.

raveni

This is if you don't log out...;there are some pages on other sites that have these "likes" now, all you have to do is look at the page, not even click the "like" button or anything and it will post something on your wall saying something and inevitably with a link to the page as if it is you who have posted it...:mad:

CiaranMT

madma wrote: »

anyone noticed some people post up comments saying click this link etc.
theres a few on my friends list thats posted one 'omg you never txt again after this' and it has a pic of a phone i clicked on it and a page opens and asks ye to log in so i presume if you did log in it would be stealing your log-in details???? or is it a mess thing like a prank doin the rounds?? i shouldnt have clickd the link could be dodgy

Welcome to 2009.

Sharpshooter

Moved from AHs.