Today’s is from a site called “Areps.at,” and like other scams before it (see FBAction.net and FBStarter.com), it simply asks for you to input your Facebook username and password, with a design that looks similar to that of Facebook.Don’t give this site your information. If you do, it will proceed to send all of your friends a message telling them to go to Areps.at, and hence, the scam will continue to spread like wildfire.
Harmless to your computer, but your Facebook password may be compromised - who knows how long you will lose your account if this happens to you...
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Not another, thanks for the heads up!
May 21, 2009 at 4:54 PMI'm so surprised that people fall for these silly phishing attacks...you're dead on with that picture, it must be someones mom trying to use Facebook...ugh!
May 21, 2009 at 4:55 PMWho is taking part in these silly scams? Are these people being charged?
May 21, 2009 at 5:45 PMAwesome t-shirt, where can I buy it? :)
May 21, 2009 at 6:26 PMHackers are now targeting Facebook with this phishing scam becuase banks and online brokerages have hardened their sites against phishing attacks using a number of techniques - just a new gateway into your information...
May 25, 2009 at 1:07 AMNow, fbstarter.com sure looks suspiciously like fbaction.net. Personally, if you're alert to the important aspects of watching out for phishing, such as:
May 25, 2009 at 1:05 PM- Don't use links delivered in emails or IM to login to any site
- If you do, make sure the site's URL looks like what you are expecting
- Email the site / organization / business in question if you are unsure
then you should be pretty safe...
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