Funny commercial, that too about condom is something most people won’t pass by without have a look and letting out a laugh. And spammers knows it well.
One of the latest spam message spreading across Facebook, tricking users into clicking links is adopting the above human flaw.
The message spreads through clickjacking (users doesn’t realize that they are unknowingly pressing an invisible “Like” button) when they try to view the video. The link will be further spread across a user’s network.
If you see the following post on Facebook, do not click it, coz there ain’t no dough there bro 
Facebook users, especially tweens, who are fans of the Twilight series, are falling prey to a scam that hijack their accounts and spread the scam to friends in their network.
Updates that look like promotions of a game based on the upcoming Twilight movie series “Breaking Dawn,” are circulating wildly on Facebook according to Sophos blog post.
Users are said to be directed to Facebook page that looks like a Twilight-base game page like the screenshot below.
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Clicking on the “play now” button will automatically result in liking the game, which will be reflected on the user’s wall with updates, thereby distributing the link to the users’ entire network of friends.
The user is asked to grant permission to third-party app to access to their Facebook account, and then the user is presented with a survey as a means to verify their account, and the scammer makes money off every survey completed.
A Facebook spokesman told CNET in an email that, “We are currently tracking this scam and are working to shut down the spammy vectors + remediate any users who have been affected.”
So, beware of this cheap Twilight scam and share the news to friends if you see similar links on your friends feeds.
Security researchers at the Sophos warn of a new clickjacking spam spreading on Facebook.
The latest Facebook spam lures victims with a video of “Cheerleaders gone wild.” Victim’s accounts were posting messages that read “Cheerleaders gone wild – have to see this” with a photo of a cheerleader carrying pom poms.
Clicking on the link will bring out a legit-looking adult content warning prompt, asking you to confirm that you are 18 years old or older to proceed.
(Credit: Sophos)
Proceeding forward brings up a new dialog that ask users to click three buttons with numbers 1, 2 and 3 in specific order, which according to spammers is to make out bots from humans.
Clicking the three numbers actually clickjacks users into ‘liking’ three things according to Graham Cluley.
- ‘Cheerleaders gone wild’ video, which will get communicated to your friends and families through newsfeed.
- ‘Funniest Video On the Web’ Page.
- ‘Free ringtones every day’ Page.
So, it’s time to avoid cheerleaders videos on Facebook until this new spammed gets erased. Oh, btw the video that one will get to see after all the troubles can be watched directly on YouTube which contains nothing but just a bunch of Cheerleaders doing their thing
If you have already watched the video, Congrats! Just don’t forget to check your list of ’liked’ pages and remove the said pages. Also, remove any links of the video from your wall and newsfeed and save your friends from going through all the troubles and getting clickjacked.
If you receive a message that says “LOL is this you?” and a link from someone on Facebook Chat, how many of you will check it out?
All of you i believe because the message certainly raise your curiosity about this so-called unbelievable photo or video of you. Right?
On Friday afternoon, Facebook has been investigating into what appeared to be a new spam scheme where users get messages with malicious links through Facebook chat.
The message says “LOL is this you?” accompanied by a link. Clicking the link, users are directed to a web page with a “404-Page Not Found” error message and their account will sent out the same spam to atleast one of their friends, according to a victim.
Similar spam were used for phishing attacks on Twitter in February.
