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'This girl must be Out of her Mind to do this on live Television!' scam spreading on Facebook

By | July 18, 2011, 7:52am PDT

Summary: Researchers from Sophos have intercepted a currently spreading Facebook scam, enticing users into clicking on a bogus video link.

Researchers from Sophos have intercepted a currently spreading Facebook scam, enticing users into clicking on a bogus video link.

Spamvertised as:

Watch the embarrassing moment of her! It is really embarrassing.!

Upon clicking on the link users are tricked into sharing the link on their Facebook Walls by verifying their age. The scammers are monetizing the campaign using paid surveys as a means of monetization.

Users are advised to exercise extra caution when dealing with similar Facebook scams.

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