[Exclusive BBC News] Yeah - They Did This On Live News - Facebook Video Scam

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  • Update Updated: May. 29, 2014 2014-05-29T18:18:06
  • Date Posted: May. 29, 2014

The Facebook post below: "[Exclusive BBC News] Yeah - They Did This On Live News," is a survey and Facebook 'like/share’ scam. This scam will trick you into 'liking', sharing and completing surveys, which the cyber-criminals behind it will benefit from. If you are asked to 'like/share', complete surveys, or download software in order to watch a video, it is a scam.

Exclusive BBC News Yeah - They Did This On Live News - Facebook Video Scam

[Exclusive BBC News] Yeah! They Did This On Live News! - Facebook Video Scam

[Exclusive BBC News] Yeah - They Did This On Live News
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Clicking on the Facebook post will take you to the malicious website below:

  • http://bestofvinez.com/liveonbbcnews/

This website will ask you to complete surveys in order to watch the video. But, this is a trick to get you to complete the surveys that the cybercriminals behind this scam will get paid for or to spread this scam to your Facebook friends.

The cybercriminals will change the name of the website, so look out for similar scams using different website names or addresses.

If this post appears on your Facebook Wall/Timeline, please report it to Facebook and remove it.

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