Google+ invites app on Facebook is scam
1 July 2011
IT in Manufacturing
Facebook scammers exploit the hype about the launch of Google+ by promising to offer users the possibility of sending their friends the much coveted invites to join the new social network platform.
In the best of all possible worlds we will all join hands as one and be brothers for eternity. Sounds like Utopia? How about using a Facebook app in order to invite your friends to join Google+? Never mind the ongoing debates about the Facebook-Google+ war; as some already speak about the end of Facebook, or at least about its feeble signs, why not give in to temptation and try to jump from one (allegedly) sinking boat to a brand new ship that is destined for greatness….at least that is what some voices are saying about Google+! Who cares that the new ‘IT’ has had some privacy-related rough times?
That is exactly what our scammers of the day are betting on. Let us see how they go about their tricky persuasion business. Please read the full article with detailed pictures on the community security website MalwareCity.com: http://www.bitdefender.com/news/new-bitdefender-removal-tools-for-top-100-malware-threats-2153.html
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