First status scams continue to plague Facebook users

[Jack]

Since I first warned about the "1st status" survey scams spreading on Facebook earlier this month, the site's users have continued to be hit by similar attacks.
Here are just a few of the examples we've seen spreading today:

Messages include:

1st fb Status by me was:

My first status was:

OMG now i can see my first status i used..

As before, clicking on the links leads to a rogue Facebook application that will post messages on your profile, thus encouraging others to click on the links?

The purpose? To get as many people as possible to take an online survey that earns the scammers money.

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