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A Mugful of Scam

Free Facebook Mug gives scammers an unlimited pass to post threats on users

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For Your Eyes Only

What do Kim K and your Timeline have in common? They

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Scavengers Assault Social Networks

The outburst of media attention caused by the demise of singer Whitney Houston triggers another fake add-on delivery from scammers

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Top 10 scams and hoaxes on Facebook you should recognize in 3 seconds

Scammers' is a wild wild world. Here's our bad guy line-up that'll put some order in this chaotic universe.

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Goon in 60 Seconds

Click speed dare ends in trouble for the fast and curious

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Watcha gonna do with all that junk in the trunk?

Likejacking and tagjacking join forces in the ultimate live sex/sex tape social scam

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To Be or Not to Be

Sex-themed scams play it safe with double target: the gay and the straight

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Simply the Best

Will CAPTCHA-based scams ever die?

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Haters and Zombies Inc. NOW on a Social Network Close to You

Scammers put their philosophical shoes back on with fugit irreparabile timeline and mortem re-loaded baits

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Polymorphic Facebook Scam Attacks from Different Angle with Each Click

Complex attack promises leaked sex video, delivers morphed payload through poisoned browser extensions

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Facebook-Style Scam on Pinterest Leads Users

Pin promises exclusive Bieber XXX tape, links to classic Facebook sex-themed scam

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Scammers Blur Lines Between Pinterest and Facebook

Fake free Pinterest Visa gift card giveaway on Facebook, linked webpage hosts unsafe content

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Turn Blind Eyes to Remove Timeline Scams

Get your [colors of the rainbow] Facebook and its kin back in business, parallel legitimate “Timeline removal” movement just a matter of perspective Ever since the Timeline entered the social media...

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Sex & Horror Scams Served Piñata Style

Facebook scams based on promised revelations about Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez’s relationship/sexual identity crises have been around for a while. They’ve acquired the status of scam classics so...

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Diablo III Craze On Phish & Maze Diet

If you are NOT one of the 4.7 million people to have financially fueled the biggest PC game launch in history, but instead crave a free battle with Azmodan, the Lord of Sin, and Belial, the Lord of...

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Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop on Facebook

Shopping tip of the day: don’t take free shoe offers on Facebook at face value. One look at the page that asks for a Like & Share tribute will give you an idea of what it’s like to walk in...

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Facebook Scammers Use Yahoo! Group Links; Victims Duped by Classic Lose...

An old timer of the social scam trade – a lose weight advertisement – is now adorned with links to Yahoo! groups. Scammers manage, in this way, to tune up their masterpieces of deceit in such a way as...

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Yet Another Miley Cyrus Sex Tape Kicks Tagjacking Back into Shape;...

A Facebook post made to resemble a breaking news announcement about a Miley Cyrus sex tape brings tagjacking back into the social scam spotlight. The huge thumbnail propagating the scam displays a...

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Annoying Tagging Warm-up for Gangnam Style Scam Ball

Just as all other pop-culture ephemerids, the Gangnam craze has caught us in its maze. College fresher statement video? Do it Gangnam style! Internet meme that’s bound to propel you to online social...

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OMG!!!!! Shocking Truth About Cyber-Criminals. Your jaw will drop when you...

You will lose all respect for cyber-criminals after reading this blog post! After sending out rumors Rihanna and Miley Cyrus have died, Facebook scammers are again spreading “embarrassing” videos with...

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