Is it this simple to get scammed on facebook?

[Ink]

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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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?

 

[jamescv7]

Seems its also similar from what I read in Sophos blog, Enter that simple arithmetic then boom sends a comment to everyone.

 

[Ink]

I did say it was post here somewhere.

So it that how they spread of FB?

PS: I don't use FB much.

 

[jamescv7]

Well yes that the way they spread to Facebook, so no surprise if the user there can trick with those scams.

 

[LoftedAphid86]

It wouldn't surprise me if it was that easy.
What is the purpose of the maths question in relation to the scam?
I don't know how facebook works.

 

[MetalShaun]

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??

 

[jamescv7]

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.

 

[Dejan]

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

 

[MetalShaun]

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.

So its just a way for them advertise their video?? After entering the number does the video actual show??

 

[jamescv7]

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.

 

[Ibrad]

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.

 

[Ink]

Ibrad, thanks for the interesting information.

 

[Vextor]

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