It is really low when scammers try to peddle their online scams in wake of a death of a young superstar. Scammers wasted no time sending out exploits to prey on Amy Winehouse fans.
There are five known scams exploiting the death of Amy Winehouse according to Anti malware experts. One of which has been going around Facebook for the last day or so. The scams bait the user into thinking they will get to see “shocking videos” of the pop star in the final days and hours before her death. Facebook users who reply to the posts are directed to pay-per-click surveys which then spam messages out to their Facebook friends.
If you receive any message promising you shocking videos about Amy Winehouse, you should ignore or delete them.
Scammers feed off of headlines and launch campaigns to exploit the “person/s” creating the buzz for the media. Facebook is like a playground for scammers, because they know that many people follow the news and it’s the largest audience to target online.
These scams are similar to ones from recent months, the death of, Japanese Tsunami, Elizabeth Taylor and pictures of a dead Osama bin Laden.
Go to the source and never trust some 3rd party persuasion.
The main of weapon of these spammers is creating curiosity and then making users doing even they know very well which is not safe at all. Much scams are kind of video types like if you click on the link of the video than it will re direct you to some affiliate site and t6he link will be shared on your wall.
Great info thanks for sharing
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Why thank you!
Why do people take advantage of such a tragic event? Where did their manners go?
It gets peoples attention because they know about it through many media channels.
is incredible that profit from the memory of such a person, but were expected. if such events occur, sales of the album artist’s rise and emerge who want to take advantage of that situation to get more money.
incredible that these things happen and even more when it only takes a few weeks have died.Hipotecas
That seem to be a bit evil! she was a great singer.
Well i am not one of her fans but yet have across it as one of my friends got into it. Well this is not the first one though we have had many before this one like that osama bin laden one and many more.
Ravi,
I am not a fan either, but you know criminals love big news headlines to launch their exploits.