Tell all your friends to beware of this new Phishing scam launching on Facebook today.  If you see a messge coming to you via either text message or email that asks you to click on a link to:

Do Not Click this link! http://fbaction.net DO NOT CLICK IT!

I was just sent a text message from my nephew today from Facebook.  It says it came from him and sent to 17 others (mostly family) and so I recognized the names and almost clicked it.  It didn't seem right, so I held off and sure enough it is a scam!

I am blessed that many of my family members are geeks, so they alerted me before I could do any damage.  My brother, John Paulson who is a great Realtor in the Seatle area for those of you that need one) sent me this link: 

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/29/phishing-attack-underway-at-facebook-dont-sign-in-to-fbactionnet/

It looks like companies are already in the process of banning and blocking this access to "fbaction dot net" but I wanted to give a heads up to my friends here on Active Rain.

 

 

 
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2 Comments on New Facebook Phishing Scam Launched today - protect your passwords!

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Hey Jim,

Thanks for the mention!  As for our family having a lot of geeks, who is it that always has the newest and best cell phone?  Who is it that has the virtual-based company?  Yeah, you know who it is!  *smile*

Today's warning is again for Facebook: Do NOT click on any links for fbstarter dot com. 

It is another phishing link.

John
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Thanks!  It's so darn hard to keep up and know what is legit and what isn't!  I'm way to technology challenged to shine in this area!  appreciate your heads up!
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