I know I havent posted any new posts lately on scams lately and I apologize to my readers, i'm very pregnant, and i'm very tired lately, but this is one I felt needed to be addressed.
We should all be familiar with these "shocking video" scams by now but I still see them posted throughout Facebook on occasion so I felt a reminder was in order.
Scammers jumped at the chance to create a video scam out of this recently big news and it is already getting attention. There is not now, nor will there ever be any exclusive, uncovered, banned video footage of Bin Laden's death. HOWEVER, there is some debate on weather or not the White House will release photos of his death (See news link at bottom of post for more info on this). If they are released, we will see them on the news, news sites, etc. NOT on Facebook! If you see someone has linked a picture in the near future from a site that claims to have released these photos, do NOT click on them, save yourself the hassle and just go directly to a news site such as CNN.com and look for them there yourself.
Once again, these "video" links will not take you to a video but to a Facebook page that you will be asked to "like" and then share with all your friends before you can view this "exclusive video". After that you will be asked to take a quick survey before viewing the video, then another survey, then another. All of these surveys are making the scammers money and will NEVER get you to see the video that you are looking to see. As much as some of us would love to see a video of Bin Laden being taken out, it will NEVER happen.
When in doubt, Google it, or go to CNN.com or another reputable news site to see for yourself. As always, as much as you know me or may trust me, hover over the link to make sure it goes where I claim it does, and make a habit of it. Thanks for reading!! Comments always welcome!
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/05/white-house-officials-debate-releasing-photographs-of-bin-ladens-corpse-1.html
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