Unique and Geeky Christmas Cover Images for Facebook

Tis the Season to Use Christmas Cover for Facebook

Here are some nice Christmas cover images we have found online. You may visit their respective sources for more images you can use for your social networking profile. Merry Christmas!

Best for Star Wars fans and geeks is this Stormtrooper gift-giving image from coverslike.com:



From addacover.com:

From cower.me

From addcovers.com:

From tweeting.com

From kate.net:

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Facebook will end on January 15th 2013: The Truth

Another Facebook closing down news is taking rounds: Facebook will end on January 15th 2013.

FACEBOOK WILL END ON JANUARY 15TH, 2013!

ALO ALTO, CA – Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be shut down in January. Managing the site has become too stressful.

“Facebook has gotten out of control,” said Zuckerberg in a press conference outside his Palo Alto office, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”

 

The news is spread by Weeklyworldnews.com, a site known for distributing fanciful stories disguised as news articles. Other stories published by Weekly World News are alien stories and other otherworldly and tabloid stories.

The news of social networking giant Facebook shutting down is not new. People, for example, have spread news about Facebook closing down on March 15, 2011 and then July 2012 but the close down never happened because the claims are not true.

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Get the Black Facebook

Get the New Facebook Black

How do you change the color of your Facebook or use the black Facebook? These features sound cool and you may have just learned about it from someone who have posted about it on Facebook. Unfortunately, these features do not yet exist.

If you see a post on Facebook about a feature that allows you to change your Facebook color or one that allows you to get the new black Facebook, be advised that this is a scam.

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="306"] A perspective of how a black Facebook theme may look like by rames.blogspot.com.[/caption]

Clicking on the get the new black Facebook link may direct you to a page where you will be prompted to do surveys. You may also be prompted to install a rogue facebook app that won't really give you the ability to change the color of your Facebook but instead will spam your friends on your behalf about this fake color changing feature.

Scammers spread misleading information about fake and non existent features on Facebook such as the Pink Facebook, dislike button and black Facebook to lure people to give their personal details and contact information. Scammers may use these details for their own advantage. Victims are also popularly redirected to survey scam pages. The scammers earn whenever people answer of complete those surveys.

If your account starts to spam your friends with the new black Facebook messages, here's what you should do.

Go to your account settings, then apps.



Remove the rogue facebook app by clicking  x mark beside it.



Make sure that you also remove all the spammy posts the app has posted in your timeline.

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Adam Sandler is Dead Hoax

The veteran comedy actor Adam Sandler is the latest victim in a series of online killings online-- by hoaxters. Hoax messages are spreading in popular social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter that Adam Sandler is already dead but the truth is, the actor is alive and well.

This is an ugly joke perpetrated by likely the same people who have spread the death news of other actors and singers like Morgan Freeman, Bill Nye, Rihanna, Bon Jovi Johnny Depp and Lil Wayne. Even Cuban leader Fidel Castro has also been victimized by a death hoax.

Hoax and false rumors such as this can be mitigated by verifying the authenticity of news read on social networks by using popular search engines like Yahoo and Google before reposting or resharing news.

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Free Twilight Vampire Contacts Scam

 

The final installment of the Twilight Saga movie series, the second part of Breaking Dawn will be released this month and scammers are already taking advantage of the Twilight fan base to set up Facebook pages with bogus offers.

A Twilight Facebook page, for example, with now over 35 thousand fans is offering bogus freebies: free Twilight Vampire contact lenses in different colors: golden, red and black. These, in exchange of liking and sharing the page.

“7 DAYS UNTIL BREAKING DAWN PART 2 IS OUT!,” the Facebook post reads. “To celebrate we’re giving away FREE Twilight Vampire contacts!”

The link for claiming the Twilight freebie, however, redirects to a phishing page that prompts you to enter your email, address and contact number. Be cautious of giving your personal details and contact information as scammers may use these to bombard you with more spam/scam.

How do you claim the free Twilight freebie you earned on Facebook?

Unfortunately, you won't receive any Twilight merchandise promised by bogus pages. Here's what you should do:

1. Report the fraudulent Twilight page by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking the "report page" link.



2. Make sure that you remove the scammy free Twilight vampire posts you have shared by clicking the x button beside the post.

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Raspberry Ultra Drops Facebook Scam

Has any of your friend posted a status message that looks more like an advert promoting Raspberry Ultra Drops? Then your friend's facebook account is likely compromised by a rogue application that causes his or her account to post spammy messages.

How to Deal with the Raspberry Ultra Trim Scam

Here are the things that you should do if your Facebook account is auto posting and sending  the Raspberry Ultra Drops Facebook scam message that looks like the one below:

Raspberry Ultra Drops is cool stuff! Really rocks! lost 6 pounds within a week

If you want to lose weight you should try Raspberry Ultra Trip! I am down 18 lbs as of today and I've only been doing it for 2 weeks. It's amazing. www.projetosegurancahumana.org/raspberry.html

1. Change your password as soon as possible.


2. Review applications you use. Go to Privacy settings > Ads, Apps and Websites > Edit Settings and click the x mark to remove the suspicious app. If you do not know which app to remove, try to remember the app that you may have used or granted permission before your account started posting the Raspberry messages. 


3. Remove all your spammy posts in your wall or your friends' walls.

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Free $500 Woolworths Voucher Scam

Be cautious of clicking attached links in messages in Facebook that promise to give away free $500 Woolworths voucher. This is yet another bogus give away scam that was likely distributed to make people do surveys that in turn will bring profit to the scammer. You will not receive any voucher from Woolworths so it is best not to waste your time answering those surveys.

Make sure that you mark the the free $500 Woolworths voucher message as spam.

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Is Robert Pattinson Dead?

Did Robert Pattinson died in an accident? The Twilight actor is in the news lately following his girlfriend Kristen Stewart's caught-in-the photo affair with a married man. As of the moment, a round of articles about the young actor is circulating in Facebook and the messages claim that the actor died in an airplane accident:

California - A commercial airliner crashed shortly after taking off from the Los Angeles International Airport, injuring 48 and killing 23 passengers, including actor Robert Pattinson and Actress Kristen Stewart.

The plane, which was bound for New York, caught fire shortly after taking off about 8:30 a.m. according to TMZ.
The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA have said that the plane was registered with Southwest Airlines. State-run news media said seven survivors were in stable condition at the intensive care unit of the USC University hospital in Los Angeles. Officials say they have not conclusively found the source of the fire and are still investigating.

Here's another variation of the news:

Very sad news, especially for all the Twilight fans, Robert Pattinson died in a single car accident on route 80 between Morris-ville and Roswell.

Is Robert Pattinson Dead?
Robert Pattinson is alive. Notice that different articles report about different causes of death. The death news is likely perpetrated by some pranksters wanting to take advantage of the actor's popularity in the news this week.

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How to Play with Other SimCity Social Players without Compromising Your Privacy

The much awaited SimCity update has arrived and it's on Facebook. What makes SimCity social more enjoyable and more addictive is you actually get to play with friends. With the Simcity championships, you also get to compete with other players. Nonetheless, completing some quests, building attractions, factories and businesses, and expanding your land area require that you have plenty of friends who can send you collectibles and land permits.  If you only have a few friends and you can't wait to build new buildings or complete quests, you might be tempted to add Simcity social players that you do not personally know of and who are similarly looking for simcity players that they can also play with.

Where to Find Simcity Social Players
If you consider to do add people you do not personally know of so you can play simcity social, you can easily find people asking you to add them up and play with them on the simcity social official forum and fan page.

Remember to:

• Carefully choose who to add. When adding people, check their profile and try to get a gauge if they really are simcity players and if they are safe enough to add up.

• Introduce yourself when adding people up. "I'm a simcity player and I am looking for people to play with" will do.

Protecting Your Privacy
Make sure to limit these people's access to information you post on Facebook. To do this:

• Add simcity social players to the Restricted friend's list. People on this list can only see posts and profile information you have decided to make public.

• Check your Privacy settings-->Control Your Default Privacy and make sure that your default post is only visible to friends. You may also want to

• Update your chat privacy settings. Go to chat sidebar-->Advanced chat settings. Under "All your friends see you except", add Restricted list.


• Make sure to review the people you have add up regularly and remove spammy and suspicious friends.

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Scam Alert: Facebook is Having a Promo!

If you have seen a Facebook note or message that says something like this: Facebook is Having a Promo! I just went shopping and spent like $1000 for free! and which, when clicked,tells you that you can get a free $1,000 visa gift card, be aware this this is another Facebook scam. Scammers are distributing bogus free visa gift cards so they can get people to answer survey ads.

But It's Just a Survey
The surveys may appear harmless and some people, in the hopes of getting the freebies, still go ahead regardless of warnings. Survey ads may ask you for information such as your address and you contact number that scammers can use to send mores spam to you. In worst cases, these information may even get into the hands of identity thieves who may use the details for their own advantage.

Again,

• Facebook is not having a promo and you won't get any free visa gift card for answering surveys.


• Warn your friends about this scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Your Amazon.com Password has Been Changed Email

Your Amazon.com Password has Been Changed Email: Did It Come from Amazon?
Did you receive a message that says Amazon.com changed your password? If yes, you can verify if the email is real by trying to log into your Amazon account. Make sure that you do not click on the link that is attached to your email. Instead, go to your browser and type in the Amazon's url.

If you find that the claims of the email is false and you have likely received a phishing email, make sure to mark the email message as spam. Below is how you do it if you are using gmail:

This is an important message from Amazon.com

As a precaution, we've reset your Amazon.com password because you may have been subject to a "phishing" scam.

Here's how phishing works:

A scam artist sends an e-mail, which is designed to look like it came from a reputable company such as a bank, financial institution, or retailer like Amazon.com, but is in fact a forgery. These e-mails direct you to a website that looks remarkably similar to the reputable company's website, where you are asked to provide account information such as your e-mail address and password. Since that web site is actually controlled by the phisher, they get the information you entered.

Go to amazon.com/phish to read more about ways to protect yourself from phishing.

To regain access to your Amazon customer account:

1. Go to Amazon.com and click the "Your Account" link at the top of our website.

2. Click the link that says "Forgot your password?"

3. Follow the instructions to set a new password for your account.

Please choose a new password and do not use the same password you used with us previously.

Thank you for your interest in Amazon.com

Sincerely,

Amazon.com

Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. To contact us about an unrelated issue, please visit the Help section of our website.

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Is the £250 Asda Shopping Voucher on Facebook for Real?

Did somebody just post this message on their Facebook wall?

Get Free £250 Asda Shopping Voucher Now.

If one of your friends is promoting a free £250 Asda shopping voucher, give away or gift cards, you might as well think first before clicking on the link because a scam is currently circulating in the social network promising to give away freebies from ASDA.

What You should Do
1. Ignore the message. The link will likely lead you to another page that may prompt you to answer survey ads or download malicious application.

2. If you think the offer is legitimate, make sure to google for further information first to confirm.
3. Flag the message as spam by clicking the x mark button on the right side of the message.

4. Help keep your friends safe from scams like this £250 Asda Shopping Voucher by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Facebook Warns Users with Fake and Multiple Accounts

Many Facebook users have reported receiving pop up messages that advise them that the social network has detected they are using multiple accounts.

Warning: Our Systems Detected You Have Multiple Accounts
It looks like you have more than one account on Facebook. Facebook is a community where people use their real identities so you always know who you’re connecting with. Maintaining multiple accounts is a violation of our Terms and could result in all of your accounts being disabled. Please remove this account and help us keep Facebook safe and enjoyable for everyone.

Some users complained and were worried about the warning because there are those who received the message who only have one account and do not use fake and multiple accounts on Facebook.

Apparently and based on reports by Facecrooks, Facebook is currently testing a system that gives warning to users who have opened multiple accounts. The social networking giant, however, says that they are still working on this system to be more accurate and they are only notifying possible violators. Facebook also says they are not taking any action on violators for the time being "so there’s no need for anyone to worry".

Facebook May Block Users Using Fake and Multiple Accounts
Nevertheless, it is a violation of Facebook's terms of service to use fake names and operate multiple accounts. Those who maintain fake and multiple Facebook accounts will likely have their accounts blocked or removed once the social network adopts stricter measures to deal with violators. Removal of fake and multiple accounts may be done by Facebook to combat spam and malicious activities perpetrated by fake Facebook users.

What to Do if You Have Multiple Facebook Accounts

1. Delete old and unused Facebook accounts that you have. Make sure to inform your friends in your old account that you will be merging all your contacts and activities in one Facebook account. If you do not want to lose posts and comments in your old account, you may want to download a copy of your Facebook data.

To do this, go to Account --> Account Settings and click "Download a copy of your Facebook data".



2. If you maintain a different account to manage a Facebook page, you may want to edit "admin roles" and add your Facebook account with the same admin roles and privileges.

3. Tell your friends to do something about their multiple Facebook accounts ASAP. Share this post on Facebook.

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Crimestoppers ATM PIN Reversal Hoax

The ATM PIN reversal hoax is gaining momentum in the social networking site Facebook. This hoax was originally spread through emails and is now making its rounds as tagged images in Facebook. It claims you simply have to key in your personal identification number (PIN) or atm password backwards in case of a robbery to call the attention of the authorities and police will be dispatched to the location of the crime.

The Hoax

ATM PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know!!

If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse.

For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321. The ATM system recognizes  that your PIN number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the  machine. The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown  to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location. All ATM’s carry this emergency sequencer by law.

This information was recently broadcast on by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don't know about it.

Please pass this along to everyone.

This is the kind of information people don't mind receiving, so pass it on to your family and friends.

The Truth

This could have been an ingenious way of protecting ATM users from robbers. Unfortunately, this atm feature does not exist yet. The hoax message gives false hopes to ATM users that they can call the police in case of robbery situations. Crimestoppers already denied that the email and the supposed details about the ATM panic code originated from them.  Read the official  statement of Crimestoppers here.

What to Do if You Received the ATM PIN Reversal Hoax

• If you were tagged in an image that contains this hoax, untag yourself.


• Report the image by clicking the x mark beside it.


• Inform your tagger and your friends that this is a hoax by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Facebook Security Violation: What to Do if You Fell to this Scam

Why would Facebook security find your posts insulting to other Facebook users? You may have asked this when you received a Facebook security violation message that tells you your account will be disabled unless you confirm your account. The good thing is you did not likely receive a message from Facebook. You may have just received another fake message distributed by scammers in the internet.

The Facebook Security Violation Scam
Below is an example of the fake Facebook security violation message:

WARNING : Your account is reported to have violated the policies that are considered annoying or insulting Facebook users.system will disable your account within 24 hours if you do not do the reconfirmation.
Please confirm your facebook account below:
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http://recovery-info-security.at.hm/
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Thanks.
Facebook Security
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Verified Official Page™ ✔ All Rights Reserved ©

In a gist, this message pretends to be from the real Facebook security team so it can more effectively scare you of losing your account. The scammers take advantage of your concerns to make you do things that will profit or benefit them.

Once you attempt to "confirm your Facebook account", you will likely be presented with a fake Facebook page that can phish out important information from you such as your password. You will likely have more problems accessing your account once you give your login details to the scammers.

What to Do if You Fell to the Facebook Security Violation Scam
1. If your received the message as a private message or chat, ignore and delete.
2. If you already answered forms and you have been tricked to give your Facebook username and password, change your password as soon as possible.

Go to Your Account Setting.


Select password>> edit password



3. You should also warn your friends about this Facebook security violation scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Who Viewed Your Timeline?

Did a friend send you a request to approve an application so you can see who viewed your timeline? This and variations of the messages you will find below actually lead you to fake Facebook applications. Once you give these apps access to "post in your behalf", you will likely see them posting spammy and often misleading messages on your wall.

The app and the messages may also prompt your friends to visit a page or a site where they are directed to answer survey ads.

Wow, we can already see who viewed our profile. Try it here
Wanna know who your top followers or profile viewers are? Check it out here

How can You Stop these Malicious Apps from Spamming Your Wall?
1. You should flag the messages generated by this apps as spam:



2. Make sure that you also revoke the Who Viewed Your Timeline apps' access to post messages in your behalf. Go to settings and remove the rogue application:



3. Warn your friends that timeline profile viewer applications do not yet exist and the ones spreading on Facebook are scams. Share this post on Facebook.

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Starbucks International Promo

Scammers are now using popular brand names like Starbucks when sending messages to their potential victims. In one of the random emails they send, for example, the scumbags claim that Starbucks is giving out cash gifts to short listed candidates. The email tells that you need to validate your email and requires you to send your name, mobile phone number, your date of birth and a scanned copy of your passport or driver's license.

Do not be misled by the message. By sending your personal details and giving a copy of your passport and driver's license to the anonymous people who claim to be somebody else endangers you of becoming a victim of identity theft.

From: STARBUCKS INTERNATIONAL PROMO
Subject: UK CUSTOMERS (VALIDATE YOUR EMAIL)

DEAR UK CUSTOMERS,

STARBUCKS IS GIVING OUT CASH GIFTS TO SHORTLISTED EMAIL CANDIDATES. THIS IS A WAY TO SAY THANK YOU.

YOUR EMAIL HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED AMONGST OTHERS AS WINNERS OF THIS YEAR STAR BUCKS EMAIL COMPETITION. YOUR EMAIL WAS SELECTED RANDOMLY WITH SEVEN OTHERS AMONGST MANY UK RESIDENTS EMAILS ENTERED INTO THE COMPETITION.

YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS XWT66577488BCK. A LUMP SUM OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSANDS POUNDS WILL BE SHARED AMONGST THE 8 EMAILS SHORTLISTED WITHIN 48 HOURS.

TO VALIDATE YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE REPLY TO verification@starbucksint.com WITH THE FOLLWING INFO:

NAME:
FULL ADDRESS:
MOBILE PHONE:
DATE OF BIRTH:
A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENCE:

STEPHEN ROBERTS
PROMOTIONS MANAGER
Starbucks Coffee Company,

 

What to Do if You Receive the Starbucks International Promo Email

1. Ignore the message

2. Mark the email as spam



3. Warn your friends not to fall to this scam. Share this post to your Facebook and twitter friends.

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Phil Collins Dies in Car Crash

Is It True that Phil Collins Died?
Internet scams and hoax stories, for how many times, have already killed albeit virtually many celebrities and the apparent new victim is the English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. The singer is the voice behind hits that include You'll Be in My Heart, In the Air Tonight, Another Day in Paradise and Against All Odds.

If you see messages spreading in social networks particularly in Facebook that claims Phil Collins died in a car crash, please do not hit the share button. Phil Collins is well and alive and messages that say otherwise are a hoax.

Why Would People Spread False Rumors in the Internet?
Profit-driven scammers often spread malicious and often false news in the internet. Some hoax messages are spread to lure people to visit adsense and survey monetized websites where massive traffic is needed to make more money.

What should You Do?
Always google for more information whenever you see news story such as a death of a celebrity in your favorite social network. The chances are high that you have just gotten a viral hoax news. If you see a hoax story on Facebook, mark it as spam.

It also helps to inform your friends that the "Phil Collins Dies in Car Crash" news is a hoax, Share this article on Facebook.

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Scam Alert: Free Pair of Nike Shoes on Facebook

Has somebody invited you to an event entitled "Free Pair of Nike Shoes ( Just Do It!! )"? The event invitation tells you to invite friends so you can get the following free pairs of Nike shoes:

Invite 100 Friends = 1 Pair
Invite 200 Friends = 2 Pairs

The event you receive may also contain the following details:

Free Pair of Nike Shoes ( Just Do It!! )
Celebrating a whooping 3 billion dollars in profit, Nike have decided to giveaway Free pairs of Nike Shoes. Just Follow the steps to make sure you get one today. The Promo will end on the 1st of August 2012.

Since the promo says it will end by August 1, 2012, you will likely be inviting your friends to this event supposedly so you can get a pair of nice shoes from Nike. Unfortunately, this is yet another fake event on Facebook. The promised Nike shoes won't arrive in your doorstep regardless if you invite hundreds of your friends. This is a viral scam that promises non existent freebies and misleads people so they would answer surveys.

The Danger of Survey Scams on Facebook
Survey scams such as the one generated when you click the supposed Fans of Nike Shoes page solicit personal information from you. The survey questions may appear to be harmless but you may actually be giving your email or contact information that scammers can use against you.

What to Do if You Get the Free Pair of Nike Shoes Invitation
1. Scroll down to the bottom of the event page and you will see this:



2. Click report.
3. Warn your friends about this free pair of Nike shoes Facebook scam by sharing this article on Facebook.

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Thanx to FACEB00K group for finally releasing a w0rking app to check who VlEWED your PR0FlLE

There have been new variations of the profile viewer scams on Facebook:

Wooot! Thanx to FACEB00K group for finally releasing a w0rking app to check who VlEWED your PR0FlLE. Try to check your top stalkers at:

Love it! Huge thanx goes out to the FACEB00K team for releasing a w0rking app to check now who VlEWED your PR0FlLE.Know them here:

As it always does, the scam spreads in the social network via clickjacking ie. by taking over your friends' account and spread the scam messages under their names.

To date, the social networking giant has yet to release an application that will allow its users to view people who were viewing their profiles. If you see such an "application" being shared by a friend on Facebook, it is likely a clickjacking survey scam.

How to Deal with this Scam
If you see variants of the profile viewer scam in your newsfeed, make sure to mark it as spam. An example is provided below:



If you are the one spreading the message, remove the facebook app that is causing your account to send the message. You can find and remove the app via account settings--> then apps.



You should also make your friends know about this scam to prevent it from spreading. Share this post on Facebook.

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How to Remove Chatzum from Facebook

The chatzum for facebook is one of those applications that are spread as link in spammy chat messages. It also comes by many names. There's the zoomonwall that claims to magnify newsfeed images and increases speed of loading. There are also the usezoom and chatzoom but all these supposed apps lead to the chatzum site where visitors are prompted, often successfully, to install a toolbar in their browser.

Unfortunately, the chatzum toolbar doesnt do much to improve your Facebook user experience. Worse, those who installed the toolbar are likely sending spammy chatzum for facebook download chat messages to their friends.

How to Remove Chatzum from Facebook

To stop sending those spammy chat, revoke the app's access to your account by removing it from your apps and websites. You can edit this through the privacy settings.



You should also remove the toolbar from your browser. A detailed guide on how to remove chatzum from google chrome, firefox and IE can be found here.

If you found this post helpful, please share this to your friends on Facebook.

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Facebook Timeline Remover

Many Facebook users were not amused when their profile accounts switched to timeline. The demand to go back to the old Facebook is in fact so high it is not surprising that scammers start to target people who want to remove timeline and go back to the original profile layout.

Facebook Timeline Remover Scam

The Facebook timeline remover app is one example of a rogue facebook application. It promises to provide a non existent Facebook feature to opt out of timeline. Once you authorize this remove my timeline app to "post on your behalf", you will notice that it does not actually work. What it does is spam using your name to get others to install it with its misleading claims:

Remove Timeline and go back to the original profile layout

Are you frustrated you can't go back to the original profile layout? Now you can! Easy simple, and immediate fix to timeline!

Rogue Facebook apps such as this often lead you to survey scams.

To remove and stop this scam from spreading, mark its messages as spam and remove it from your Facebook apps list.

Make sure to also warn your friends about this scam. Share this article on Facebook.

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Ultra Drops for Healthy Fast Weight Loss

Warning: the messages your friends send you about HCG Ultra Drops on Facebook is a scam. Do not be misled into believing that your friends who send you messages about Ultra Drops for healthy fast weight loss have actually used the product, found it effective and personally endorse and recommend it. This weight loss spam is a shrewd way of marketing the HCG Ultra Drops product.

If you want to slim down you should try this... I am down 18 lbs as of today and I've only been doing it for 2 weeks.. it's amazing

Ultra Drops for Healthy Fast Weight Loss
sculptors.co.il
Lose a pound or more each day with no effort. Discover the secret to natural, permanent weight loss. Make a positive change in your life today.

Dealing with the HCG Ultra Drops Facebook Spam

• 1. Report HCG ultra drops spam messages by clicking the x mark beside the post and "mark as spam".


• 2. Do not click on wall posts and chat messages that promote and link to the HCG ultra drops websites. Clicking on these links will likely cause your account to automatically spread spam messages promoting the weight loss product even without your consent.


• 3. Warn your friends about the HCG Ultra Drops facebook spam so they don't fall to this scam. Share this article on facebook and twitter.

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Facebook Disneyland Giveaway

Sorry moms and kids but you're not gonna have free passes to Disney land this summer by liking or joining a page on Facebook or even inviting all of your friends to do the same. The Facebook Disneyland giveaway hoax is simply after you so you get to answer survey ads.

Disney Land/Disney World Ticket Giveaways on Facebook
The messages spreading on Facebook promising you of Disney Land tickets and passes for free in exchange of answering rewards surveys are a scam and definitely a waste of your time. You will only be prompted to visit scam sites that will ask you to fill out surveys or tell you to provide your personal information but you will not receive Disney Land/Disney World tickets in exchange for your effort.

The Dangers of Survey Scams

The survey that is prompted to you by this Disneyland Facebook ticket giveaway may look harmless. Some people even just go ahead and answer the questions. Unfortunately, the email address and the contact details that you provide when you answer the surveys may be used by cyber scumbags to send you more spam. The information they gather from you may be used against you so you should be cautious with survey ads.

Remember not to invite your friends to like this fake Disneyland giveaway page. Make sure to report as spam when you see this message spreading in your wall:

Receive 4 Disney Land/Disney World Tickets FREE (Limited Time Only!)
Celebrating a shopping $2billion profit in 2011, Disneyland has decided to giveaway free tickets to facebook users.

Warn your friends about this Facebook Disneyland giveaway hoax, share this post on Facebook.

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Facebook Virus Removal

This article provides information on how to remove Facebook virus wall posts and what to do when your FB account gets compromised by spammy and malicious apps. Do note that the term "Facebook viruses", as this article uses, actually refers to clickjacking scams, hoaxes and rogue Facebook apps.

Facebook Virus Removal

• To get rid of Facebook viruses (i.e clickjacking scams, rogue apps, hoax messages and facebook chat spam) uninstall rogue applications you have provided access to your account. You can stop these spammy apps from abusing your account by removing them in your list of applications. Go to account settings > apps and websites > click x mark beside app name to remove.

• You may also want to remove all of the automated posts made by the rogue app. To do this, find those messages in your wall or in your friends' walls and mark these as spam:

• "Facebook virus chat" messages may have prompted you to install toolbars or plugins into your computer. Make sure to uninstall these as they can change the settings of your PC or worse, threaten the privacy and security of your computer. It's also a good idea to scan your computer for any possible virus or malwares using a legitimate antivirus (beware of rogue AV softwares).


• Change your Facebook account password.

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Facebook Viruses

If you are concerned about the security of your Facebook account and you fear of getting compromised by Facebook viruses, consider reading this post which aims to straighten up some wrong information about Facebook viruses. We hope that this article will also equip you with helpful facts and tips so you can better secure your FB account from rogue applications that can potentially download viruses and malicious files into your PC.



Facebook Viruses Don't Exist
The paranoia among some people about getting Facebook viruses can be attributed to viral Facebook virus spam messages that warn about malwares spreading in the social network. Technically, so far, however, there is no such thing as a Facebook virus. Clicking on malicious links spread via chat or wall post WON'T INFECT YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNT.

"Something is posting spam in my Facebook and sends chat without my knowing, isn't this a Facebook virus?"

Facebook viruses technically do not exist as pointed out earlier. When people say Facebool viruses, they likely refer to clickjacking scams, rogue apps, hoax messages and facebook chat spam. A clickjacking scam automates posting of spammy messages in your wall. Clickjacking scams are usually characterized by what appear to be videos, images and articles of controversial nature that can potentially arouse curiosity. These messages often come with links that direct to third party sites and pages. These landing pages typically have survey tests or prompt users to install or download a potentially malicious toolbar or application. Your account sends out or posts messages "without your consent" not because you have a virus but more likely because you have installed an application you agreed to post in your behalf.

But you can get computer virus through Facebook!

This happens when you click message or video links on Facebook that actually direct you to pages outside of Facebook. These sites or pages may host malicious files or prompt you to download files that are bundled with viruses and malwares.

How to Secure Your Facebook Account
THINK TWICE BEFORE CLICKING LINKS OR INSTALLING APPS. Always be cautious when clicking any links you see in Facebook. Links spread on Facebook may redirect you to pages where you are bombarded by ads, survey scams or prompt you to install or download malwares. If you account is already compromised, you may want to read this post on facebook virus removal as it provides step by step guide on how to remove facebook virus.

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Zoomer on Facebook

If somebody has posted a status message on Facebook or sent you a message via chat inviting you to use Zoomer, we advise that you refrain from clicking the attached link (that redirects to the website piccatori.com). Installing the application prompted by these zoomer messages is also not a good idea.

What is Zoomer?
Zoomer describes itself as an application that can magnify news feed images in your Facebook by hovering the cursor over the image. Zoomer also claims to increase the speed of loading. Unfortunately,  zoomer is just another name variation of chatzum and can be aptly described as yet another spammy Facebook application that automates posting of zoomer marketing posts in your wall. It also spams your friends via chat. Once you have installed this app, you will likely be sending this message whenever you chat with your friends in Facebook:

[[[1242183658]]] is using Zoomer to magnify your news feed images when hovering with the mouse. and INCREASES the speed of loading. #1166032 http://bit.ly/QuickZoom?6920030800

How to Stop Zoomer from Spamming Your Wall and Chat

•   Find the zoomer post you or your friend have posted and mark this as spam:

• If you have allowed this zoomer spam application to have access to your Facebook account, go to your ACCOUNT SETTINGS and then APPS. Find the app (if named to something else, find the latest app you used before you start to send out spammy messages) and then click the x mark beside it to delete the application.

•  If you have installed any toolbar prompted by chatzoom, follow the instructions below:

For Windows users:

1. Click windows START button
2. Select Setting /Control panel
3. Select “add remove programs”
4. Select ChatZum Toolbar
5. Select Uninstall

For those using Firefox:

Select tools > options > general tab > “manage add-ons” and select remove chat send

Chrome:

Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar > Tools > Extensions > Click Uninstall ChatZum.

•  Warn your friends about installing apps like chatzoom and zoomer, share this post on Facebook.

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Free Pair of Ray- Bans on Facebook

It's summer, the best time of the year to wear sunglasses and when it comes to shades and sunglasses, the brand name Ray-Ban retains its prominence. Unfortunately, scammers have been using the popularlity of Ray-ban to scam facebook users. Here's a versopm of the bogus freebie circulating in the social network.

Get a Free Pair of Ray-Bans! (limited time only)!
Current Limited offer
To Celebrate the Summer, We are Giving Away Free Ray-Bans to All Facebook Users!

Why It is a Scam
The free pair of Ray-Bans give away is actually a survey scam. You will be asked to answer surveys before you can supposedly get your free sunglasses (which, unfortunately, does not happen). Moreover, you may even end up spending money. Some of these survey scams may ask for you mobile phone number and you will actually end up signing up for an expensive premium rate service.

What You Should Do
Make sure to mark as spam and remove the Free Pair of Ray- Bans on Facebook messages on Facebook.

Warn your friends about this scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Metacafe Videos on Facebook

If your Facebook account is automating posting and sharing of Metacafe videos you watch online, you have likely

enabled the Metacafe app to post in your wall in your behalf. This can be uncomfortable if not annoying at times because people get to know the videos you watch. Here's what you can do to stop this Metacafe videos from spamming your wall:

1. Go to Your Account Settings:



2. On the left-hand corner, click apps and find the Metacafe Facebook app. Click the x mark beside it. This message will show up:

If you remove Metacafe, it will be taken off your timeline, bookmarks and from the list of apps you use in your settings. You can also block apps to prevent them from accessing the non-public information you share with others who use them.

3. Click remove. Your Facebook account should stop showing videos you watch on Metacafe.

4. Additionally, find all messages by your or by your friends sharing metacafe videos on Facebook and mark these messages as spam.

5. Share this post on how to remove Metacafe spam
to your Facebook friends.

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Facebook Timeline Plus Scam

"Facebook timeline plus" is supposedly a Facebook application that promises to allow you to see who's viewing your timeline (statistics) and provide you with an advance privacy settings  through which you can go private or reveal

who hides as offline in your chatbox. The timeline plus app also claims to allow you to change your timeline color and theme  via new timeline plus designs and color palettes.

Cool!!! This is the best update Facebook has ever made! You can now Design your own Timeline! Easy to use Timeline designer on TIMELINE PLUS Try it here>>>

Facebook Timeline Plus Scam


While many Facebook users clearly want to have these features added to the functionality of their accounts, it is clear that the app is another hoax. Facebook has not rolled out viewer statistics, advance privacy settings and new timeline color palette features and even if they plan to do so in the future, Facebook itself will give the official announcement just as they did when they acquired instagram earlier this week.

Fake facebook apps are known to redirect victims to survey sites or prompt them to download files that can be harmful to their computer (e.g viruses and similar malwares).  Stay away from providing Facebook timeline plus access to your Facebook account. Otherwise, the app will likely use your account to spam your friends and tag them with photos that will lure more to use this rogue Facebook app.

Removing Facebook Timeline Plus

If you have been duped by this malicious app and your account is spamming your friends to use Facebook Timeline Plus, here's what you should do:

• Untag yourself from posts or images promoting the Facebook timeline plus scam. This will help prevent others from seeing the misleading post or image of the timeline plus.

• Go to ACCOUNT SETTINGS and then APPS. Find the Facebook timeline plus app (if named to something else, find the latest app you used before you start to send out spammy messages.

• Click the x mark beside the app  to remove it.

• Your Facebook should stop sending spam now.

• Warn your friends about “Timeline Plus” Facebook messages, share this post on Facebook.

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Dailymotion Facebook Spam

Dailymotion Videos on Facebook
Have you been watching Dailymotion videos and you notice that you automatically share these videos to your friends on Facebok? It's annoying when the videos you watch show up in your Facebook feed as if announcing and informing people what you were watching online.

How to Stop Dailymotion from Sharing Videos You Watch

You have likely approved Dailymotion's request to access posts in your news feed which explains why the app can automatically post in your behalf. Here's what you can do to stop Dailymotion from spamming your Facebook wall.

1. Go to Your Account Settings



2. On the left-hand corner, click apps and find the Dailymotion Facebook app. Click remove.



3. Click remove when this message shows up:

If you remove Dailymotion, it will be taken off your timeline, bookmarks and from the list of apps you use in your settings. You can also block apps to prevent them from accessing the non-public information you share with others who use them.

4. Your Facebook account should no longer show videos you watch on Dailymotion.
5. Share this post to your Facebook friends.

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Look what this girl is wearing at the beach in front of thousands of people!

Attention Facebook users: If you see messages posted and reshared by your friends in the social network that look like the one below, stay away from clicking the link or checking the supposed video or message. This is another Facebook survey scam.

Look what this girl is wearing at the beach in front of thousands of people!
During the summer holidays, this girl took the opportunity to do something unheard of! I bet no one can do the same.

Make sure to mark the message as spam,
Tell your friends about this and warn them abut this survey scam. Share this post on Facebook.

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Wow I Cant Believe I Got My PROFILE & PHOTOS Stalkers

Here's another reminded to keep away from Facebook applications that promise to make you identify who keeps on checking your profile on Facebook: applications that say providing them access to your account will have you knowing who your stalkers in Facebook are, are likely rogue facebook applications.

Profile Stalker App

If you see this message shared by your friends: "Wow I cant Believe I Got My PROFILE & PHOTOS Stalkers", make sure that you do not give the application access to your account or you will start sending out spammy messages to your friends that urge them to use the profile stalker facebook application.

What You Can Do

• Flag the message as spam


• If your account is already compromised, select the drop down arrow beside HOME and Go to ACCOUNT SETTINGS.

• Go to APPS. Find which of the applications you have is causing your Facebook account to spam your friends. This may be the latest app you used before you start to send out spammy messages. Click the x mark beside the malicious application to remove it.

• Your Facebook should stop sending spam now.

• Warn your friends about "Wow I cant Believe I Got My PROFILE & PHOTOS Stalkers" messages, share this post on Facebook.

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Rollercoaster Accident in California

A supposed video of a horrific theme park accident in Universal Studios is going around in Facebook with messages or variations of wall posts that look like the one below:

Rollercoaster Accident in California
This has just been leaked!
jannireomoved.se

The Universal Studios accident news and the supposed video attached in the messages circulating in Facebook, however, is a hoax.

Do not be misled by this scam as cyberbrooks responsible for distributing the story spread the false news in an attempt to make people answer surveys. If you fell to this, you may have noticed you were prompted to do some "verifications" and answer surveys so you can see what actually is a none existent video.

Chances are also high that you are already spamming the same message to your friends' or your own wall. Here's what you should do:

1. In your account settings, go to apps and remove the rogue facebook app you have provided access to your account supposedly so you can view the themepark accident video.

2. Delete and flag all wall posts made by you or by your friends spreading the scam.

3. Share this post and warn your friends to keep safe from facebool fake videos and scams.

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Hey, Do You Remember this Photo?

Can you remember this photo? Remember this photo?
Hey, do you remember this photo?
Can you remember this photo?

Have you received messages or variations of the messages above? Scammers are spreading malicious links on Facebook via chat, wall post and messages by using catchy phrases that ask you to view a supposed photo of you. Unfortunately, the link where you are supposed to see your image do not actually lead you to the url of your picture but to a malicious website.

Facebook Phishing Scam

"Hey, Do You Remember this Photo?" links, in particular, are known to direct you to a site that may appear to be the Facebook login page. This is, however, a phishing attempt. Phishing is a way of trying to steal information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by using fake emails and websites that appear to be from or by legitimate and trustworthy entities.

If you do not scrutinize the url in the address bar, the fake facebook login page can easily fool you into believing you are still on Facebook's pages. See how a fake Facebook login page looks like:



Scams like this make it much easier for scammers to phish Facebook users' login credentials.

What to Do if You Fell to this Phishing Scam

1. Change your password immediately. You can do this by going to your account's settings page.



2. If you can no longer access your account or the password has already been changed to something you do not know, try to click on the "forgot your password" link on the login page. You may need to provide some information to verify your account.
3. Scan your computer for any viruses or malwares that you may have gotten from visiting fake Facebook sites.
4. If you are spamming your friends, remove the malicious app that causes your account to send the Hey, Do You Remember this Photo? messages to your friends.



(You may want to check this post for a detailed guide on how to do this.)
5. Warn your friends about this Facebook phishing scam by sharing this post on Facebook.

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Dr. Oz Diet Products on Facebook

Have you seen one of your friends posting this message in Facebook?
"FINALLY! A solution that worked. I found this new weight loss product last month watching TV. I have already lost a bunch of weight I cant believe it! This is where I got it from check it out."

Beware of the Acai Berry weight loss, HCG diet and Dr. Oz Diet products being promoted on Facebook particularly if they are posted and shared by a multiple of your friends as these are likely spam or clickjacking scams.

The Dr. Oz diet messages have links leading to what appears as a news site that supports the effectiveness of acai berry miracle diet in weight loss. Do not be easily lured into buying the promoted weight loss product and handing out your credit card information to such sites especially if you arrived in those sites via spammy messages that you have read in the social network.

There are already existing claims on the effectiveness of Acai berry diet in weight loss and some of these claims may be true. Consumers, however, should stay clear of patronizing any diet product, whether effective or not, if the product employs spammy and clickjacking methods in social networks for marketing.

Here are variants of the Acai berry and Dr. Oz diet products spam:

Hey friends, finally a product that works! Lately I have been taking this new weight-loss product I saw on TV. I am already 25 pounds lighter! I got them here

Finally something that works! Lately I have been taking this new weight-loss product I saw on Dr Oz. I am already 24 pounds lighter! I got them from here

Finally a product that works! Lately I have been using this new weight-loss product I saw on Dr-Oz. I am already 25 pounds lighter! I got them from here

If your Facebook account is sending this weight loss product spam messages, a rogue facebook application may be responsible for this. Here's what you should do:

1. Mark the message as spam.

2. Go to Home >> Account Settings and the Apps

3. Find any suspicious application that you may have used and click the x mark beside this malicious Facebook app.

4. Your account should stop sending out those spam messages once you have removed the rogue Facebook app.
5. Warn your friends about the Dr. Oz Diet and any weight loss product spam they see shared in Facebook. Share this article on Facebook.

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Facebook will Require Social Security Number for Member Log In

A satirical website has posted a story about Facebook requiring Social Security Number so members can log in. Unfortunately, some people have taken this story too seriously and are spreading the article as news or warning in their Facebook account.

If you see a message or versions of the freewoodpost.com article posted by one of your friends in the social networking site, advise them that it is not true:

Today, Facebook announced a new procedure to address the recent wave of spam that has plagued the website. Starting April 2nd, users will be required to enter their social security numbers to log in to their Facebook accounts.

Share this post on Facebook so your friends will know the story "Facebook will Require Social Security Number for Member Log In" is not true.

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You are Invited to Test Apple Ipad 3

Who wouldn't want to receive, test and keep Apple's new ipad? Scammers are using the new ipad as bait so people would fall to their clickjacking and survey scams. "Where do we send your Free iPad 3, just Test & Keep! ?" messages are already circulated in social networking sites and via email.

In anticipation of Apple's Ipad 3 coming out this year, scammers are already luring Facebook users to malicious pages and survey sites by spreading Ipad 3 scams. Below are more examples of the Apple ipad quality test hoax messages. If you see messages and variations of these, be warned that these are likely Facebook survey scams.

You are invited to test apple ipad 3

To participate in our Apple iPad 2 quality test please Click here.
All participants will receive a free Apple iPad 2 after sign up. Participants will be required to submit a final product review after two weeks of optimal product use.
Participants will not be required to return the products after review.

What to Do When You See the Apple Ipad 2 Quality Test Facebook scam messages:

Ignore the instructions given in the Apple Ipad 2 Quality Test messages. Refrain from clicking the attached links, liking pages or sharing the message to your friends.

Mark the message as spam.



Tell your friends that these apple tester invitations and messages are scam. Warn them about this by sharing this post on Facebook.

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