Sunday, November 06, 2011

Inventive Spam - Facebook Scam

I got a message tonight:
David Ross commented on a photo of you.
 Reply to this email to comment on this photo.

David wrote:
To see the comment thread, follow the link below:
photo?fbid=17482455130&set=p.124214211&mid=3ug7r238g723f732df23

Thanks,
The Facebook Team
Oh, how tempting it is to click the link.  But, you see, that's what they want.  Want to bet the link is bogus and tries to use a bug in my web browser to steal info or install a trojan?  The first hint is when you check the link, it goes to some (neutered, here) bogus URL made to almost look like a real facebook link.

But it's bogus.  This is known as SpearPhishing, and they're getting better.  Watch what you click, and stop using IE -- that's about all I can suggest, despite having said it a million times before.  For, while you will eventually accidentally click one of those bogus links, if you're not using IE you may stand a better chance of avoiding the virus on the other end.

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