Facebook scam alert

May 26, 2015 by Paul Spoerry 5 Comments

“Facebook Recovery” Accounts Share Phishing Link, Offer Tech Support
We’ve seen several “Facebook recovery” accounts on Facebook, some of them sharing a shortened URL masking a phishing page, asking credentials and payment details. Some of them were even offering technical support services.

If you see a message posted in response to one of your messages on Facebook from an account called “Facebook recovery,” don't click it. It's just the latest Facebook scam… this one ends up asking for your credit card details.

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

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David Ford (FirefighterBlu3) says

May 26, 2015 at 11:22 am

anyone that clicks on an obvious phishing story and url like that, deserves to get phished
Hysky Juhana says

May 26, 2015 at 12:17 pm

Click everything! Just click! Click!
Sheetal Lende says

May 28, 2015 at 5:43 am

THANK FOR INFORMATION
Manfred Berchtold says

May 28, 2015 at 7:53 am

m nnn n xC
West Kagle says

May 28, 2015 at 6:41 pm

………and yet another reason I'm not on façadebook.

….and if you look later on Paul's G+ feed, you'll see more. ¬_¬

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