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.
[Credit:Sophos
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.
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