The Facebook Killer

If a man who has supposedly killed nine people in the United States is currently amok, would you check on how he looks like in a fox news video distributed or posted by your friends on facebook? Apparently, this is how the scammers behind a new facebook scam hope you would do. Facebook criminals have yet released another misleading scam, the (FOX NEWS VIDEO) The "Facebook-Killer".

Content and Variation:

"(FOX NEWS VIDEO) The "Facebook-Killer"
notevideo.net
07-29-2011 - News reports of a man they are calling the 'Facebook Killer' have gone rampant, he has claimed 9 lives in the United States so far that we know .."

The facebook killer video message may even localize location of the supposed killer. It may be in Salt Lake City is one message and would be in another location in another message.

The facebook killer in salt lake city scam
(CNN) The Facebook-Killer
"A man they are now calling the "facebook killer" is on the loose somewhere in Salt Lake city today, police are..."

The facebook killer scam also appears to use different domains including notevideo.net, killercontinued.net, insuccession-killers.net and continuingkiller.net.

Having lured by this malicious message, victims are presented with bogus offers. When you complete or answer these sponsor offers, you will likely give out some information that may cost you money. Scammers may also be able to get your crucial personal information that they can use such as your phone number and birthday.

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WOW! I cant believe that you can see who is viewing your profile!

Sorry Folks, there's no such Facebook feature (yet) as seeing who viewed your profile

WOW! I cant believe that you can see who is viewing your profile! I just saw my top 10 profile VIEWERS and I am SHOCKED from who is viewing my profile is a rouge application scam or a survey scam. Friends in facebook that are infected by this scam will post the message stated above on their wall. Clicking on this link would take you to an application confirmation page where if you click allow, you would be made to answer surveys and end up with nothing. Any application that lets you view who has viewed your profile is a scam.

Click here to see how many times YOUR profile was viewed
Tabuhost.com

Awesome! A new way to see your profile's full stats. I just checked how many people have viewed my profile andhow much time I spent on FB this month :). Scan your profile and let me know how popular you are.

WOW I cant believe that you can see who is viewing your profile!I just saw my top 10 profile VIEWERS and I am SHOCKED from who is viewing my profile!You can also see WHO VIEWED YOUR PROFILE...NOW TRY TO FIND OUT WHO'S STALKING AT YOU HERE>>

Here are some related facebook scams:

How to set up Facebook Video Calling

This Girl Will Never Forget to Turn Her Webcam off Again

If  in case you clicked on this scam link, here are steps to remove the scam from your account:

• You can click the x mark beside the spammy post to either remove the post or report as spam.

You may also want to check the apps you are using:

• Go to the the Privacy Settings page


• Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.


• Click Remove unwanted or spammy apps.


• Find the malicious app


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and 'remove app'


• For a detailed guide and other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook


• Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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OMG! A Spider under the Skin!

Warning, OMG! A Spider under the skin!  is a deceitful facebook spam message. By clicking on this link, you will likely land in a survey page where you will be asked to answer questions, give your contact details (phone number, etc.), visit advertisers' pages or even download applications.*

Removal

Using your account name, this facebook spider virus may also post deceitful links, images or videos in your wall. If you notice you are spamming friends and leaving them this facebook spider under skin virus message via wall posts, chat or direct messages, follow the guide below which will provide you info on how to delete facebook spam messages in your wall. This may event prevent the facebook spider spam links from spreading in your social network. Note that whenever your friends click facebook spam chat messages from you or follow those deceitful links in your wall, they too will likely spread the OMG! A Spider under the skin!  spam.

• You can click the x mark beside the spammy post to either remove the post or report as spam.

OMG! A Spider under the skin!
videofb.org
The most disgusting ever video.

This is very creepy! Gross!
GlRL HAS A SPlDER LlVlNG UNDERNEATH HER SKlN!!
greenstuff101.info
Warning: Graphic Content! Truly disgusting... and a REALLY good reason NOT to go to the TROPICS

GlRL HAS A SPlDER LlVlNG lNSlDE OF HER SKlN!
shockingnewsytoday.info
Warning: Mature Content!

You may also want to check the apps you are using:

• Go to the the Privacy Settings page

• Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

• Click Remove unwanted or spammy apps.

• Find the malicious app


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and 'remove app'

• For a detailed guide and for other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook

Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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Fake Facebook Video Calling Application

Double Check your Facebook Video Calling application, what you have may NOT be the legitimate facebook videocalling referred to by the social networking giant in their announcement earlier this week. Scammers have taken advantage of the skype-facebook chat tie up to release a look alike and named alike facebook video calling scam app.

How to Identify the Fake Facebook Video Call Scam

Access to activate the legitimate facebook video chat is currently through http://www.facebook.com/videocalling. You can find detailed information in this post on how to set up the facebook videocalling.

The fake video call app, on the other hand, prompts a request for permission "video call is requesting permission to do the following:" for you to allow the facebook scam application to access your basic information, post to your wall, access posts in your news feed and access your data any time.

The fake facebook videocalling is also characterized by "Enable Video Calls" wall spam. The application may have automated posting of this spammy Enable Video Calls messages in walls of facebook users who fell to this scam.

Do not click on links and wall posts that have this message:

Video Calls
apps.facebook.com
enable video calls

If you have been fallen to the fake facebook video call scam, here's what to do:

• Click the x mark beside the enable video calls post in your wall to either remove the post or report post/spam.

You must also check the apps you are using:

• Go to the the Privacy Settings page


• Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.


• Click Remove unwanted or spammy apps.


• Find the malicious app


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and 'remove app'


• For other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook

Inform your friend posting this message that this is a scam.
Share this post on facebook to keep your friends safe from the fake facebook video call scam.

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How to Set Up Facebook Video Calling

Here's how to set up facebook video calling AKA Facebook Video Chat.

Go to http://www.facebook.com/videoc​alling.

click the "Get Started" button and this message would come out:

Who do you want to call?
Select an available friend

Click the name of an online contact, a facebook chat box with a video call button appears.
Click the video button and the set up video calling prompt appears. Click "set up"

Follow the instructions for how to set up video calling on your browser.
Once you’ve successfully completed the setup, the call you’ve started with your friend should connect automatically. If it doesn’t, you can call again by clicking the video icon at the top of your chat window.

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This Babe Must Be Out of Her Mind but also a Genious

Warning, a seemingly sexy video link might be posted by one of your facebook friends and is titled "This Babe must be out of her mind but also a genius for making this video!". Do not click on the link or check the video because this is likely another facebook scam which would lead you to either download malicious files into your computer or answer surveys.

Another reason to stay away from this facebook wall spam is to save yourself from the trouble and embarrassment of unknowingly posting the same message in your wall:

Thís bäbë must bè ÒUT ÖF HÉR MÎND but álsó à GÈNÏÒUS fór mâkìng thìs VÏDÈÓ!
www.mulliend.info
Àftêr thêy tôók hèr lìfë ãwäy shë dëcídéd tó dô gênîóus révêngë!

There may be other links displayed such as www.sadju.info.

Variants:
This girl must be Out of her Mind to do this on live Television!
This woman must be really nuts but also a Genious for making This video!

If your facebook wall already displays this malicious post,acebook or twitter.

• Go to your profile and click the x mark beside the spammy post to either remove the post or report as spam.

You may also want to check the apps you are using:

• Click Account (top right) of your Facebook and go to Privacy Settings


• Scroll down below and click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

• Under Apps You Use, click Remove unwanted or spammy apps or the Edit settings button.

• Find and click on the malicious app. Note: The application may vary so make sure to check unfamiliar and new applications.


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and 'remove app'. You may also want to get rid of other applications you don't want to have access to your facebook account data.

• Change your password.


• Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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Southwest Airlines Gift Card Giveaway - Scam

One of the facebook spam messages that now circulate in facebook is Southwest Airlines Gift Card Giveaway - Scam. This facebook wall spam is characterized by intriguing headlines so as to entice facebook users to click on the links provided by this facebook spam virus.





Spam on Facebook Wall: This is how the Southwest Airlines Gift Card Giveaway  Scam facebook scam appears. Note that variations in links may appear. This message may also spread via facebook chat spam messages:

Get 2 Free Southwest Airline Tickets

Regardless that these facebook spam posts have seemingly intriguing content or photo, it will be useless to click on any of these facebook spam messages because they don't actually contain the content promised in the teaser. Scammers behind facebook spam apps and facebook email spam messages either market something, try to collect your personal or login data for personal purpose (facebook phishing) or lure you into answering those surveys where they can profit from you answeing questions or giving out your contact number (facebook survey scam).

Facebook spam removal: How to stop facebook spam

You must get rid of facebook spam applications and messages especially if it starts to send out those malicious messages to your friends in your name and post unsightly images in your wall. Here's how to remove spam from facebook:

The guide below will provide you info on how to delete facebook spam messages in your wall. This may event prevent the facebook spam links from spreading in your social network. Note that whenever your friends click facebook virus chat messages from you or follow those deceitful links in your wall, they too will likely spread the find out the malicious links and messages.

Find and click the x mark beside the spammy post in your wall to report it as spam, remove the application or revoke publishing rights.

Remove this malicious facebook scam application via your account's settings:

Go to the the Privacy Settings page

Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

In the ‘Apps You Use’ section, locate the facebook spam application

Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and remove all unwanted and malicious facebook apps.

For other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook

Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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This is What Happend to His Ex GirlFriend!

These messages appear to be viral videos spread on Facebook:

Wow watch what happened to his ex girlfriend
OMG! Look what he did to get revenge on his ex-GF!

Wow.. he got the best revenge on his Ex Girlfriend!
bestfbprankever.com
[video] OMG.lol. I cant believe this actually happened to his ex-girlfriend.

[video]omg this is what happend to his ex girlfriend!
[Video] This is what Happend to his Ex GirlFriend!
wow.fbvideo.us
Play Video! She could not walk properly for days!

Thls ls what happens when ex GF forgets to turn her webcam off.
www.caoisvnsdoinio.tk
Boyfriend revenge on EX girlfriend. See the full Video.

Nevertheless, the above messages are facebook video scams. Like most facebook spam messages, they are characterized by tabloid-like catchy subjects to entice facebook users to click on the video or the link attached. The landing pages will likely bombard you with survey ads. It is also possible that you will be prompted to install a program supposedly so you can view the video or images. These are actually rogue programs. What you actually install or download are viruses and malwares that can compromise the security of your computer

Advise your friends not to click on these messages. Once you click on those spammy wall posts, it is likely that you too will start, though involuntarily, to post the same message on your wall or your friends' walls. In such case, you may want to follow the guide below to stop this facebook scam from spreading:

• Find and click the x mark beside the spammy post in your wall to report it as spam, remove the application or revoke publishing rights.

• Remove this malicious facebook scam application via your account's settings:


• Go to the the Privacy Settings page


• Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.


• In the ‘Apps You Use’ section, locate the facebook spam application


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and remove all unwanted and malicious facebook apps.

• For other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook

Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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Girl Forgot to Turn Off the Webcam

One of the messages that now circulate in the social networking site is supposedly about a girl who forgot to turn off the webcam. Like most Facebook spam, This girl will never forget to turn her webcam off again is characterized by an intriguing headline. This is apparently to rouse the curiosity of readers so they can be enticed to click on the link appearing as an image or video.

Girl Forgets to Turn Webcam off FB Spam

There are variations of the messages and links as they appear on Facebook. These include the following:

Watch what happens when forgets to turn off your kamera!
www.planetavideos.com.es

This girl will never forget to turn her webcam of again
newvideos4u.info
This girl should have really turned her cam off and not forgot.

haha, this girl forgets to turn her cam off
Girl forgets to turn off webcam
The Best Girl on Webcam ever!
thebestgirlonwebcam.blogspot.com
The best girl on webcam ever! (warning you must be 18+ to watch this)

How to Get Rid of the Girl Forgot to Turn Off the Webcam Spam

Go to your profile and click the x mark beside the spammy post to either remove the post or report as spam.



Facebook scammers may market something, try to collect your personal or login data for malicious purpose (facebook phishing) or lure you into answering surveys where they can profit from you answering questions or giving out your contact number.This Girl Forgot to Turn Off the Webcam Facebook message is an attempt by scammers to make people visit links or pages that contain third party survey ads. The scammers earn money whenever you answer and provide information to these survey forms.

You may also want to check the apps you are using:

• Remove this malicious facebook scam application via your account's settings. Click Account (top right) of your Facebook and go to Privacy Settings


• Scroll down below and click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

You should get rid of the spam application ASAP if you have provided the app with access to your account. Otherwise, it will start to send out malicious messages to your friends under your name. It may also post unsightly images in your wall.

• Under Apps You Use, click Remove unwanted or spammy apps or the Edit settings button.

• Find and click on the malicious app. Note: The application may vary so make sure to check unfamiliar and new applications.


• Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and 'remove app'. You may also want to get rid of other applications you don't want to have access to your facebook account data.

• Change your password.


• Help your infected friends by sharing this post on Facebook or Twitter.

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Dad Gets Embarrassed, Enters Daughter's Room

One of the facebook spam messages that now circulate in facebook is Dad Gets Embarrassed, Enters Daughter's Room . This facebook wall spam is characterized by intriguing headlines so as to entice facebook users to click on the links provided by this facebook spam virus.

Spam on Facebook Wall: This is how the Dad Gets Embarrassed, Enters Daughter's Room facebook scam appears. Note that variations in links may appear. This message may also spread via facebook chat spam messages:

Father gets so embarrassed after entering daughters room
Dad Gets Embarrassed, Enters Daughter's Room
webcam-posted.blogspot.com
Girl was on webcam with her BF, doing Stuff!

Regardless that these facebook spam posts have seemingly intriguing content or photo, it will be useless to click on any of these facebook spam messages because they don't actually contain the content promised in the teaser. Scammers behind facebook spam apps and facebook email spam messages either market something, try to collect your personal or login data for personal purpose (facebook phishing) or lure you into answering those surveys where they can profit from you answeing questions or giving out your contact number (facebook survey scam).

Facebook spam removal: How to stop facebook spam
You must get rid of facebook spam applications and messages especially if it starts to send out those malicious messages to your friends in your name and post unsightly images in your wall. Here's how to remove spam from facebook:

The guide below will provide you info on how to delete facebook spam messages in your wall. This may event prevent the facebook spam links from spreading in your social network. Note that whenever your friends click facebook virus chat messages from you or follow those deceitful links in your wall, they too will likely spread the find out the malicious links and messages.

Find and click the x mark beside the spammy post in your wall to report it as spam, remove the application or revoke publishing rights.

Remove this malicious facebook scam application via your account's settings:

Go to the the Privacy Settings page

Click on ‘Edit Your Settings’ under Apps and Websites.

In the ‘Apps You Use’ section, locate the facebook spam application

Click on ‘Edit Settings’ and remove all unwanted and malicious facebook apps.

For other things that you NEED to do, check out this post: How to Stop Spam on Facebook

Help your infected friends by sharing this post on facebook or twitter.

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