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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