Facebook Users: If you see a message like the one depicted in the example below, in your NEWS FEED or on your WALL, do not click the link in it. As you will notice in the example below, the actual scam content appears in the comment section of the message. The comment message and link combination is a Phishing Scam that leads to a website which is designed to steal you Facebook log in information. It is also possible that the Phishing website may have malware on it as well. Please be sure to Avoid the message in the picture below if you see it..
Example Message
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If a "Mark" were to click the link given in the above message they will be led to the fake facebook website below. You can tell the website is a fake by looking at the URL displayed in the browsers address bar. www.lolomgz.a.gp is clearly not facebook.com. If you were to enter your login information on www.lolomgz.a.gp, you would find yourself locked out of your facebook account at some point in the future. This site may also be designed to try and push malware on to your computer. In the past I have visited pages similar to this and my Anti-Virus warned of a Trojan download. Needless to say, you clearly want to stay away from the scam and the site in the picture.
Example Phishing Website ( www.lolomgz.a.gp )- Click To Enlarge
What The Word "Phishing" Means.
In the field of computer security, Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website who's look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.
On facebook and other social networking sites victims are often sent phishing links via inbox, chat messages or wall post. These communications appear to be from friends in the victims friends list or even from that social networks staff. However, the messages are never sent to the victim by those parties.
If you would like to learn more about Phishing please visit the link below..
How To: Spot, Avoid, Report and Recover from Facebook Phishing.
What to to if you think your Computer maybe infected:
If you have followed one of the links on facebook to an external website or downloaded a piece of software you are unsure of, and believe you may have gotten a virus infection, I suggest you check your current Anti-Virus software to make sure it is up-to-date and functioning properly. Then you should run a full virus scan on your system. If you do not have Anti-Virus Software on your system, please visit the link below. It has resources listed to help you obtain what you need.
How To Mark The Comment Scam As Spam
When you identify a spam message in your Facebook news feed, wall, inbox or chat window the best thing you can do is quickly mark it as spam. It only takes a few clicks to do and when done by a lot of users it should help Facebook target and remove the spam quicker. Remember, when you report spam to Facebook, you are not reporting the user who posted the spam, you are reporting the content of the spam message to Facebook.
1. Once you have identified the comment as a scam, simply click the little "X" at the "Top Right" corner of the message. From the menu that opens, select "Mark as Spam". Facebook will then shrink the message down to a small "Thanks for your help" notification. See Example.
Example 1 - Click To Enlarge
source: http://scamsniper.blogspot.com/2011/06/phishing-scam-alert-commenting-spam.html#more
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