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Avoid this facebook scam http://apps.facebook.com/excellsf/

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  • 20-12-2012 8:37pm
    #1
    Freiheit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭


    http://apps.facebook.com/excellsf/
    http://apps.facebook.com/excellsf/
    I lost E10 before I reported it and had it blocked. Claims to allow you to see who has viewed your facebook profile. But before you can do so it forces you to enter a 'draw' for an iphone,you will then be asked for your mobile number and receive a text, reply,which you believe you must do to access the app. and you'l receive 5 texts back and be charged 2 euro each. At the end of it I still wasn't able to access the facebook service,so it didn't even do what it claimed to,besides the charge. I did have my doubts,but the word free was mentioned somewhere,I didn't want to enter any potentialy dodgy competition,but it sounded like a handy service,to know who is viewing your profile. Terms and conditions are probably in small print but theyr'e hidden beneath the very distracting jigsaw.

    Even more deceptive is that it's posted to your timeline,using words which are not yours,your friends will see it and try it,just like I did.

    I reported it but unlikely to see my money again. Avoid it like the plague.
    http://apps.facebook.com/excellsf/

    http://apps.facebook.com/excellsf/


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    #2
    Fuh Q
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭Fuh Q


    These scams only exist because of the gullible people who fall for them.

    The golden rule = If it looks too god to be true then it probably is.

    Avoid all links on Facebook offering something for free.

    Who cares who has been checking your profile anyway, if privacy is a issue for you then just delete your facebook account. If you sing up for a social networking sites you can assume you have no privacy.


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    #3
    Freiheit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,783 ✭✭✭Freiheit


    not everyone who uses these things is gullible,I didn't think it looked at all convincing,but the initial app. looked real. I didn't care hugely for privacy either but no harm knowing who has viewed you if you can. I certainly don't fall for things easily, I just wasn't discerning enough as to what I was doing. This has been going around for years,saw it on friends timelines.


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    #4
    regress
    Registered Users Posts: 580 ✭✭✭regress


    Facebook does not allow you to see who has looked at your profile. You were gullible and fell for a scam. And now that they have your mobile number and you have "opted in" to premium text charges you will be taken for a lot more than €10.


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