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A message saying "OMG!! Guys, you have to see this: This mother went to jail for taking this pic of her son" is spreading virally on Facebook. Learn more at http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/07/21/omg-mother-jail-facebook-scam-spre...

If you're on Facebook you should join the Sophos Facebook page to be kept up to date on the latest threats: http://www.facebook.com/SophosSecurity

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  • Do people really click on is dot gd links without knowing where it might link to?

    IS gives this useful advice: You can preview any address shortened by is.gd before visiting it by adding a hyphen (dash) at the end of the URL.

    And they give stats: Number of times this shortened URL has been accessed directly: 147,459

    But sadly: Number of times the preview page for this shortened URL has been accessed: 2

    I guess the answer to my question is yes, people do.

  • @youtubesneak I wonder if that would even help. After all, the short link redirects to a Facebook page - which most users would assume is legitimate.

  • Did you know that disabling javascript will make you see that page?

  • @TheComputerGuy96 Yes, and it still isn't worth it!

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  • Does anyone else notice that at 1:00 the Facebook logo is a fake? Thumbs up if you do.

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  • just turn off javascript to bypass the survey

  • People on Facebook are so gullible... Good Lord, learn to not click on stupid links!

  • Zack likes Justin Bieber.

    Zack is gay appently.

  • using Adblock, you can remove that survey to see the page.

  • People are idiots. They always click on stuff that isn't real. Like the Who sees your profile, that Osama dead virus a while back. WTF people. Stop clicking on malaware stuff.

  • Omg i wish more people would install FB purity...

    

  • There's a new FB virus going around. If you get a message with someone saying, "New Facebook", or something, with a link, don't click! It's a virus!

  • @TashaRichardsonFan1 I know right.

  • Who would be that stupid????

  • go on bypass facebook fan page

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