Life Gets Better…One Good Thought At A Time

Facebook scam: Life Gets Better…One Good Thought At A Time
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This screenshot was sent in by Stacy V., who spotted it on her friend’s Facebook account. She thought it was a little odd, checked with me and confirmed minutes later that it was definitely fraudulent.

At first this appears to be a legitimate gift from a friend except:

  1. Gifts do not appear in photo albums; only on walls or within the app itself.
  2. The app URL is suspect (length).
  3. GIfts are not generally tagged. You would generally receive a notice that you have received a gift via the Notifications listing.

This scam looks like it does the same thing as “Who is looking at my profile?” that we profiled the other day. Unfortunately the screenshot she supplied me does not show the first comment (the others so far have the exact same first comment). I will update you as soon as I find that out.

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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