Looks like there’s a new scam sprouting up everyday on facebook, apart form the security threat speculations that is.
The latest to hit is the “Facebook Gold” accounts scam, to which many have already fallen for.
A group of people created a group called the “Facebook Gold” members group which promises of a special status on Facebook if you joined the group. Well, it doesn’t promise anything in writing but leaves you to figure things out, but first you got to join the group and do a few things.
Before joining the group this is what it asks you to do.
1) Drag and drop the Facebook® Gold™ logo (yes, the one on the left) onto your desktop. Upload it as your new profile picture – and you’re away!
2) Copy and paste the following into your status:
Official BETA tester of Facebook® Gold™ account
3) Copy and paste the following comments on your friend’s…
Doing this much will itself make your profile turn fake by being the groups brand ambassador, when you yourself don’t have a clue of what this thing is. If you look at the group members, you’ll find that all of them have the same logo and the same status. This creates curiosity among your friends and more will join soon, and I guess that alone is the groups motto.
To spread an idea that doesn’t even exist. You join the group thinking you’ll get an elated status only to know that you just gave a false message to your friends by doing so.
Clever spamming strategy by the creators huh ? I’m not sure if joining the group will harm your account, I doubt it. Anyways, the false message is all they’re looking for, and clearly many are jumping in.
Before joining the group this is what it asks you to do.
1) Drag and drop the Facebook® Gold™ logo (yes, the one on the left) onto your desktop. Upload it as your new profile picture – and you’re away!
2) Copy and paste the following into your status:
Official BETA tester of Facebook® Gold™ account
3) Copy and paste the following comments on your friend’s…
Doing this much will itself make your profile turn fake by being the groups brand ambassador, when you yourself don’t have a clue of what this thing is. If you look at the group members, you’ll find that all of them have the same logo and the same status. This creates curiosity among your friends and more will join soon, and I guess that alone is the groups motto.
To spread an idea that doesn’t even exist. You join the group thinking you’ll get an elated status only to know that you just gave a false message to your friends by doing so.
Clever spamming strategy by the creators huh ? I’m not sure if joining the group will harm your account, I doubt it. Anyways, the false message is all they’re looking for, and clearly many are jumping in.
