Facebook Scam

By JPOST LITE STAFF

If you're a Facebook user, you have probably seen a wall post saying something like: "See Who Has Viewed Your Profile." Well, you had better watch out.

Status updates, Facebook groups and pages claiming to let users see who has viewed their profile pages are scams. They often take users to ad-filled sites.

In the past few days, you might have thought your usually sane friends had gone mad because they suddenly started using bizarre teenage slang. They were writing things like "OMG OMG OMG... I can't believe this really works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile!"

"If you're tempted to click on the link, you're taken to a webpage that encourages you to let an application have access to your Facebook profile," wrote Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant, in a blog post. According to Cluley, over 60,000 people clicked into the claim in a few hours.

However, as Facebook noted in July, there is no way anyone can see who has viewed their profile and no way others can create such a function.

"We're working hard to block websites, pages and applications that claim to do this. If you see one, don't be fooled; report it to us immediately," the company wrote on its security page.

"If you've been hit by a scam like this, undo the right of the applications to access your profile. You can do this by going to Account/ Privacy Settings/ Applications and Websites," Cluley said.

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BE WARNED!

Dictionery:

Probably פּרוֹבָּבּלי……...… ככל הנראה

Claiming קלֶימינג………….…טוענים

Scams סקָמז……………...….. תרמית

Ad אָד………………………..מודעות

Usually יוּז'וּאָלי………...….בדרך כלל

Suddenly סָדֶנלי…………...….פתאום

Tempted טֶמפּטֶד……………...מתפתה

Encourages אֶנקָרֶגֶ'ז………..….מעודד

Consultant קוֹנסָלטָנט……..…….יועץ