Facebook "Likes" or "Shares" Can Cause You To Be Spammed ...

Do you “Like” or “Share” posts from someone you don’t know just because they are trying to get the word out?

Chances are you are being scammed and you may not even know it.

Seems there is a growing trend on social media where people think something is true when a little research shows it’s not.

So why is this a scam?

When you like or share the picture, their intent is that you will visit their Facebook page, like the page, which will allow them to post additional comments on your wall.

When you “like” or “share” something, the people that own that page can look at your profile and depending on your security settings, can access your information – including all your friends and family. See our last post “Security and Privacy Settings on Facebook Are Your Responsibility” to learn more about this.

They are enticing you to take other actions (including visiting web sites that appear to be legitimate Facebook pages), building up interaction with their page, allowing them to become more visible on Facebook and ultimately scam more people.

The end game for these spammers is to gain enough likes and interaction on Facebook so they can sell the page off to someone else for big money – someone who is interested in having an instant audience where they can continue to scam more and more people.

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