Facebook Chat Spam Hijacks your Account
I’m sure most people are aware that you shouldn’t just click any link that is sent to you because there is always the possibility that it’s a virus or some kind of malicious software. People are also getting use to Facebook spam and scams as they become more prevalent, but what about Facebook chat? Would you trust a link sent from a friend on Facebook chat? If your answer was yes you probably shouldn’t because over the weekend Facebook chat had a outbreak of spam messages.
Messages sent over Facebook chat from one of your friends reads, “LOL is this you? and is accompanied by a link. You click the link, intrigued by the question, and disappointingly you end up at a 404 page. Well, what really happened is the website compromised your account and is now sending this message to all your friends who are online. This scam is very similar to the Twitter “LOL this you?” scam back in February.
Scams like these are designed to spread like wildfire and expose your profile and all the information it contains. You should always be suspicious of messages like these and question the person before clicking links you don’t recognize. When in doubt just don’t click the link. You don’t want scammers to have your information on your Facebook profile that could be used to steal your identity one day.
Tags: Facebook, ID theft, identity theft, scam, scams