Beware of the Newest Facebook Scams

Do be careful dear chicas while trolling through Facebook. People (myself included) tend to trust links sent to us from our friends and mindlessly click on items of interest – only to fall prey to the hack of the day.

Two new hacking attempts are on the Facebook horizon. The most important thing to realize is many scams look completely legitimate, so you always need to be aware of existing scams and as always — be careful what you click on. Here’s what to look out for now:

Remove Timeline from Your Facebook Profile Scam. Timeline is something that is being slowly rolled out throughout Facebook, and will become permanent. Some of us are not that thrilled with the new layout, which gives hackers a great “in” to use to take our dissatisfaction into an opportunity to spread malware. That being said, if you are sent a link that promises to delete your timeline for you and return you to the old style profile, don’t click on it. It will attempt to get you to click on files, watch YouTube videos or install plug-ins, claiming the removal of Timeline in 24 hours – giving your computer a bunch of malware if you click.

Change the Color of Your Profile. This is the newest Facebook scam, and seems innocent enough – why not change your profile to a fun new color, like pink? It comes to you as an invitation to click on — and of course — share with all your friends. But if you click on these links you help spread the scam around.

Did you accidentally click on one of these links? Take immediate steps for damage control. Download the free version of ChicaPC-Shield™ and run a quick scan to see if your computer has been infected. ChicaPC-Shield™ will find and destroy any malware it finds.

Did you fall prey do these or any other Facebook scams?