Would you like to receive it?" And if I sanser Yes, then ask if it should remember permissio form this service. You will be billed $2 to receive this message. There are trivial technical fixes for this that telecoms can implement.įor example before charging me for a messge form any new number, send me a free message telling me what's going on (much like reverse charged calls used to operate), "Service X or number X is trying to send you a premium text message. In Australia, where I'm writinbg from, such an idea is simply not widely held or understood and hence the problem is as much a pathetic product offering by telecom providers that does not correlate with teh markets perceptions or needs. That has notw been achieved and is possible but it still predicates an understanding that by giving someon your cell number, they can send you a message that costs you money. I don't want any premium SMS sevrice ever, stop so just don't let my phone receive them. No problem I unsubscribed, and in the interim have lobbied my telephone provider to provide me with a premium SMS prohibition on my phone. This was nowhere stated or written in the service that got me. I got done by one these once and it was simply because I had no idea (call that gullible maybe) that by giving someone the rigth to send you text messages that you could also be giving them the right to bill you for it. They exploit something more insiduous that that even. ![]() It's not JUST human gullibility at fault here. You could also do a lot worse than check out our best practices for better privacy and security on Facebook guide.įollow on Twitter for the latest computer security news.įollow on Instagram for exclusive pics, gifs, vids and LOLs! If you or your friends keep falling for these sort of confidence tricks, or want to learn more about security threats, don’t forget you can join the Sophos page on Facebook. Ultimately you have to have your wits about you to avoid scams like this. You will notice if you visit them that although the top menu options are there, they cannot be clicked on – which clearly makes the pages look even more suspect. Interestingly, the pages that this particular scam points you to aren’t on Facebook, but still display a fake Facebook header at the top. Press the button at the side to share this article if you’re a Facebook user. If people considered what they were doing and thought twice about the possible consequences then we would see nothing like as many of these attacks occurring, and our news feeds on Facebook would see less spam.ĭo your bit for the public good and share this page on Facebook to warn your online friends about scams like this. The scammers are achieving their ends because of human gullibility – pure and simple. Remember, this scam doesn’t work as the result of clickjacking, or a vulnerability on Facebook. They’ll next ask you to hand over your personal information by taking numerous surveys – before ultimately trying to trick you into handing over your cellphone number which they’ll sign up to an expensive premium rate service. If you make the mistake of clicking on the link to one of these pages offering to tell you who is viewing your Facebook profile, you will find that the people behind the “services” want you to do a few things first.įor instance, they’ll ask you to “Like” their pages (which means you are spreading the link to friends in your social network), and they will ask you to advertise their site by posting an “OMG” message (with a link) to at least five different places on Facebook.Īfter all that hard work you would hope that they would give you access to the powerful Profile Spy app wouldn’t you? But I’m afraid your luck is out. However, like the “Justin Bieber cell phone number” scam and the “This mother went to jail for taking this pic of her son!” scam, the links pointed to in your friends’ status updates are not to be trusted. See who views your Facebook profile in real-time!!! I can't believe this actually works! Now you really can see who views your profile!!! WOAH ![]() Right now we’re seeing a significant number of Facebook users posting messages such as: Well, if you’re one of those people who are curious about who might be watching you online, take care. ![]() A number have been attracted to webpages and Facebook applications that claim to be able to give you a secret insight into who is spying on your profile. I’m increasingly being asked by folks on Facebook if it’s possible to tell who has been viewing their Facebook profile.
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