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New Facebook phishing scam
April 30th, 2009 - Posted by Caitlin
Two new Facebook imitation sites have popped up in the past couple of days, attempting to steal Facebook users' login names and passwords. The phishing sites, fbstarter.com and fbaction.net, appear virtually identical to facebook.com. Phishers lure users to the fake websites by sending Facebook messages that say, "Look at this!" and link to an imitation Facebook page, where users are prompted to log in with their names and passwords.
Once the phishers have your Facebook login information, they can access a wealth of personal data, which puts you at risk for identity theft. They can also perpetuate the scam by sending messages to all of your contacts, luring them to the phishing sites as well.
If you recieve a Facebook message that says, "Look at this!" you should delete it. Do not click on the link. When logging into Facebook, check the address bar to be sure that it reads, "facebook.com." If it doesn't, leave the page immediately.
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