I’ll confess. I have an account on Facebook and check it regularly. Mostly it’s to keep up with friends and family (most of whom live at least 1,000 miles to the east). Today I ran into yet another scam. Take a close look at this image:
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Those look like legitimate message links. Here’s a closeup:
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Trust me, they’re not. Here’s what happens when you click one.
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This is actually harmless as long as you close the tab immediately. If you click on anything else, please let me know what damage was caused. When you click the x to close the tab, you’ll see a message asking if you really want to leave the page. For heaven’s sake, say yes.
Here’s a video of the full message. Threatening and ugly.
