Is it this simple to get scammed on facebook?

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Right, I was on Facebook just clicking the Top News and Most Recent (to get rid of the numbers).

I saw this (also posted here) looks like they commented on the video:
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Since I was curious to see how these scams work, I clicked on the link. Which took me to this page:
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Code: 
2+3 = 5

Then I saw someone else had commented the same link with 5.

So is that all it takes for these scams to spread on Facebook? Where the number 5 becomes a comment?
 

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Seems its also similar from what I read in Sophos blog, Enter that simple arithmetic then boom sends a comment to everyone.
 
I did say it was post here somewhere. :P

So it that how they spread of FB?

PS: I don't use FB much. :)
 
Well yes that the way they spread to Facebook, so no surprise if the user there can trick with those scams.
 
If all that happens is you enter a number and it gets posted on everyones wall that you commented on it what do they actually gain from that??
 
They gain for convince everyone to watch the video and they will click it, but some users probably will only annoyed with these things and ignored.
 
Well, this is new. These scams are so common now, I'm not even surprised that something like this happened, but to prevent you from being scammed, question everyone, trust no one ;)
 
jamescv7 said:
They gain for convince everyone to watch the video and they will click it, but some users probably will only annoyed with these things and ignored.
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So its just a way for them advertise their video?? After entering the number does the video actual show??
 
Well not sure if shows a video caused actually most scam are having a popup survey that you need to do it before watching the video.
 
The scam writers get paid for each survey that anyone takes. These surveys are tied to their partner code, if I remember correctly some blog posts have taken a look at the source of these types of apps and shown that part of the scam code includes "survey partner" ids so they can make the cash each time I survey is taken.

A good amount of the time the views asks you to go to a link which may ask you to install some adware but that is not always the case. So even after taking the survey you have a good chance you won't see the video.
 
Ibrad, thanks for the interesting information.
 
Another thing. New Facebook Rogue Applications make you post a JavaScript code into the browser address bar (by dragging it) and then it actually sends out a message. Then it re-diects you to the page with the survey which never works and now the hackers have promoted it and made some money
 
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