Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The fake Facebook friend: ‘Please help me’

Is Facebook becoming Phishingbook? 

A Colorado woman's experience this week — having her Facebook account hacked, and her friends e-mailed, supposedly by her with pleas for "help" and money — is not the first time such a scheme has happened. But the scam carries with it a sound of authenticity, unlike standard phishing, or identify theft, attempts: Within the gated world of Facebook, you "know" — or think you know — the person who's e-mailing you. More...

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