5000 Facebook credits for FREE.

Take a quick minute to check out the picture by clicking on it. It will open in a new window

This showed up as an event invite sent to me by someone on my friends list (who obviously has NOT read my blog!) This scam disappoints me because of how generic it is and for once I can see how many people are falling for it.. 6,382 people RSVP'd yes. To me that shows 6,382 people who are possibly falling for this and will click on the link. Now i'm sure not all 6,382 people will fill out the first survey they come across, but most will.... But how many will fill out the 2nd, or the 3rd, or the 4th? How much money will the scammers make off of these unsuspecting people?

On a positive note, 13,154 people said no.

Now, lets pick it apart. We've obviously seen this type of scam a million times and know why its a fake but for new readers sake.. Lets have some fun..

1. If Facebook was going to give away something they would, they would NOT require you to be invited to an event nor would they make you fill out surveys to give you this "reward"
2. Facebook SELLS these credits, they make money off of us this way to keep their site up and running, why would they give it away for free? 5000 of them? I doubt it.
3. Theres that shortened address again that you cant hover over to find out where it would take you.
4. There is no wall for guests to write on to let you know if its legit or not, why? CAUSE ITS NOT!
5. Now what happens if you click on the link. They just want you to fill out one teeny tiny survey and then you can claim your points.. one turns into two, two turns into five.. Yeah you wont see those credits. Before you get to this point though, they ask that you click attend (which just gives them a "sucker" headcount) and you have to share it to your friends, basically getting them more suckers to take their surveys for them and they make money off you and your friends and you will never receive those credits.

Now, I just went back and checked the page and the 6,382 people that are attending has turned into 6,562. Please pass this on to your friends for them to read, or simply post something on your wall when you notice a scam like this. Help educate your friends!

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Once again guys, my posts are slowing down because i'm simply out of material to cover. If you know someone that was scammed, or were yourself scammed or you have an email lying in your inbox that you arent so sure about.. Email it to me! Have a question about a website that offers a work at home job? A craigslist ad? Email it to me and we'll pick it apart! Thanks for reading!

Scammed Victim Compensation?

Ok this one was just so funny I just had to share it with you all. Seems the scam business is not doing so well these days. Instead of trying to tell me I have won the lottery or my long lost relative has died they are now posing as "Scam Victim Compensation". I guess they are gambling on the fact that everyone is a scam victim of sorts and will fall for this fake compensation. Take a look..

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Greetings To You,
 
We notify you as a scammed victim beneficiary to be compensated
with $950, 000.00USD in the United Nation and Obama Foundation
Contact Dr.Pallidis Ilias For more Information.
 
You are to fill the appropriate form and submit to the bank.
 
[1] Full Names:________________
[2] Contact address______________________________
[3] Direct Telephone No: ___________________
|4| Occupation : ____________________________
Managing Director of the HSBC BANK,Malaysia
Name: Dr.Pallidis Ilias
Email: pallidis_00@blumail.org
 
Yours Faithfully,
Hon.Mr.Clow Griff
(Chief Co-ordinator)
OBAMA'S FOUNDATION
Copyright © 2003-2011
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Disclaimer: The information in this email is confidential and may be legally
privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee and others authorized to
receive it. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying,
distribution or action taken in reliance on its content is prohibited and
may be unlawful. 

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I love how they put disclaimers at the end of their emails in the hopes of making them look more legit lol. Let's start simple and with some common sense shall we? If I had contacted the Internet Crime Complaint Center to report a scam I would have been asked to provide the following:
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* Your name
* Your mailing address
* Your telephone number
* The name, address, telephone number, and Web address, if available, of the individual or organization you believe defrauded you.
* Specific details on how, why, and when you believe you were defrauded.
* Any other relevant information you believe is necessary to support your complaint.
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So, why would they need most of that information again? Why would they want my occupation? What on earth could they possibly need that for?? Besides, if ANYONE is going to compensate me for a scam loss it would be the person who scammed me in the first place after my lawyer and I destroy them in court lol.

This email is a sad attempt to get me to contact them where they will most likely ask for my banking information to send me my $950,000.00 compensation (the dollar amount itself proves it to be an obvious fake, i mean really) and instead of seeing deposits of my compensation I would start to see random, and possibly large, withdraws from my account causing me overdraft fees and a long process of trying to prove that I did not authorize those amounts to be removed. Would I ever see that money again? Who knows? Is that a chance you're willing to take?

Thanks for reading!

Another Facebook Video Scam - Miley Cyrus

So, I heard rumor this one was out but I hadnt seen it yet until tonight so I figured now is a good time to go over this one.

You're scrolling through your friends news feeds and you see this..

..so you decide to get curious and want to see what Miley did that was so SICK! You find yourself just moments away from being able to see the video as long as you give them permission to access your account info. Why not? You give farmville, cityville, and all those other apps permission to access your info right? What harm could it do? Well they will post a link on your page just like the one above so that your friends click on it, and round and round the cycle goes...

So how do they benefit from posting this on everyone's page? Well in order to see the risky things Miley is doing these days you just have to fill out one quick survey, or so they say. This survey you fill out, THEY get paid for you to take it, THEY are making money off of you.

So what if they make a little money, you get to see what you came to see right?? WRONG! After that survey is.. TADA! Another survey!... and another, and another and another and in the end.. no video.


Always, ALWAYS remember the rules. If it seems to be too good to be true, it usually is. If you stop and stare at the "car accidents" you're bound to cause another one. If you notice a friend of yours has this on their page, comment (if there is a place to) that it may be a scam. If you arent sure, google it!! youtube it!! If its real, you know its on youtube and thats a site you can trust. If you noticed, the link above did not have a "comment" section on it. Very smart of them to find a way to leave that out so we cant warn each other. So take a minute and instead of using Status Shuffle to find something witty to say, post a message about the dangers of this link and ask your friends to pass it on. If you have 200 friends on your list thats 200 people you can potentially educate on this. If your 200 friends tell their 200 friends..  well you see where this is going..

As always, thanks for reading! Spot something online you want me to look into? Take a screen shot, forward me the mail, send me the link and i'll dig into it!