Monday, June 11, 2012

Facebook verification scam; Security Advice


WARNING FACEBOOK USERS: GETTING RID OF THE APPLICATION




Warning: "Facebook Verification Scam" spreads on Facebook last May 2012


The content as the image above says:


“WARNING : Announcement From FACEB00K Verification Team. All Profiles Must Be Verified Before 10th June 2012 To Avoid Scams and Scams Under SOPA ACT.The Unverfied Accounts Will Be Terminated. Verify Your Accounts By Below Steps.”

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When clicked will bring you to an application like a survey type of scam or a rogue application which may allow the scammer to access your basic information,profile information, your photos, and can post on your behalf.

Its better not to click on the app or better yet ignore it..
If you did the mistake or accidentally done it you are already spreading same spam to your friends.


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To get rid of this you have to clean your news feed and profile to clean up references to the spam.


You have to remove also the application from your account. In managing apps click the drop down menu (upper right corner) then account settings at your left click Apps then it will look like this:
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Security Advice from facebook (http://www.facebook.com/about/security)

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