Localized Facebook Scams on the Rise

[jamescv7]

Security researchers warn that localized Facebook scams are becoming increasingly common as spammers attempt to reach as many users as possible.

Kaspersky Lab's Christian Funk describes a recent German scam that lured users with a video of a roller coaster accident at one of Germany's largest amusement parks.

"Hey have you seen that? Unbelievable. Couldn't even watch it till the end. Will NEVER ever ride rollercoasters again," the spammed message reads in English.

The link takes users to a page claiming to have over 425,000 fans, which is obviously false. The page has a button to access the video, which when clicked, prompts users to give a rogue app access to their profile.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Localized-Facebook-Scams-on-the-Rise-192533.shtml

 

[Jack]

Security researchers warn that localized Facebook scams are becoming increasingly common as spammers attempt to reach as many users as possible.

Kaspersky Lab's Christian Funk describes a recent German scam that lured users with a video of a roller coaster accident at one of Germany's largest amusement parks.

"Hey have you seen that? Unbelievable. Couldn't even watch it till the end. Will NEVER ever ride rollercoasters again," the spammed message reads in English.

The link takes users to a page claiming to have over 425,000 fans, which is obviously false. The page has a button to access the video, which when clicked, prompts users to give a rogue app access to their profile.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Localized-Facebook-Scams-on-the-Rise-192533.shtml

Facebook is a great place for scams...tons of users and most of them are security noobs.......Of course it won't matter if you are from Germany,America or any other country,when their are money involved, the scammers will target everyone regardless of nationality.
As for this scam , like always is using the "WOOoW" factor ...people always want to see accidents or other spectacular events ,so most of them will click allow on the rogue app that wants access to their profile.