Archive for the ‘Scammers’ Category

Facebook Blocked Checking-My-Profile Scam

March 18th, 2010

I hate when someone is looking/checking my profile and I don’t even know about this!!! But this time, you’re not alone. Likewise, Facebook also hate it, and hence they blocked the applications that offered users a unique feature to see who is viewing their profiles. Simply not because of the emotional feelings of hate, it [...]...

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links for 2009-02-10

February 10th, 2009

Facebook no longer a place for safe and trusted environment? Internet predators? 1. Facebook Admits Sexual Assault Suspect Used Site Police have charged Wisconsin 18-year-old Anthony Stancl with sexual assault and accused him of copying female Facebook members’ photos, pretending to be a girl, and persuading male schoolmates to send nude phot...

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Beware of the Nigerian 419 Scam on Facebook

November 10th, 2008

This is a latest attempt of the attack on Facebook user; this time is not spam, but the notorious Nigerian 419 scammer on Facebook. According to The Sydney Morning Herald, a Facebook user, also worked at Google Australia Karina Wells has received a Facebook message from her friend Adrian that seeking help from Lagos, Nigeria. [...]...

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