Who is checking my profile?

The first scam in this series is the “Who is checking my profile?” scam. It looks innocent enough. A graphic made up of friends’ avatars and below it, their names tagged.

Clicking to add the app yourself will screw you beyond belief. It will, like any Facebook app, ask for permission to have access your data, but rather than safely use the data for normal usage like, “Hey it’s your birthday,” it proceeds to steal your personal info. Identity theft via social media. This is especially dangerous if you are using Facebook credits for games (like Farmville) as your bank or credit card info is now in the hands of the scammers.

Notice in the enlarged image the first comment: “Try it, really works!” This comment is consistent within this scam. The comment is then followed by a link to an app that seems like gibberish. A legitimate app would have a URL that mentions the app’s name.

TIP: If you see that you’ve been tagged in a photo, before clicking, see if it’s a friend of yours. If not, do not click. Ignore. If it is a friend, click through only to see the image. If it’s not a photo of you, leave the page or report it. It’s likely this scam, or one similar.

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