Is this you?? No – It’s a Twitter Phishing Scam!
Twitter users have been hit by yet another phishing scam. Messages such as “Lol. this is me??”, “lol, this is funny.”,”Lol. this you??” and “ha ha, u look funny on here”. have been appearing on Twitter profiles and in emails all over the world.
The link contained in the message leads to a fake Twitter login page, which, when you login, transmits your username and password to the scammer, who can then
Bearing in mind that many people also use the same passwords for other online services such as Facebook, Hotmail and even their online banking/credit card servicing accounts, you could also find that your total online world is compromised.
Remember:
- NEVER enter your login details on a page that you’ve reached via an email link or DM
- DO NOT use the same password for every web service that you use
- NEVER reveal your username and password to anyone
- TAKE CARE that any applications that you authorise to access your Twitter account is genuine
If you think that your Twitter account has been compromised, Visit the Twitter Support page on compromised accounts here
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Tags: Email Scams, Phishing, phishing scams, social networking, Twitter
I was wondering if I could copy and paste some of your articles to add to my blog page?
I have had the displeasure or almost being scammed 3x in the last 3yrs thru Dating Scams – the last one this week and I have created this blog to help educate people.
A lot of my personal friends don’t have a clue what’s going on on the Internet as far as scams are concerned.
Yours sincerely,
D J Samson
Hi Deborah,
That’s fine but I would appreciate an attribution including a link to the post you’ve re-blogged.
Thanks