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Why do my friends keep posting things like this on my facebook wall? - Alex - 05-03-2013 02:32 PM
They post links and tell me to click on them like:
HAHAHA you gotta see this video HttP://WWW%2EOKShort%2ECOM/t1Uw740pp
I've never clicked on one because im just assuming its like an ad or something, i've had three or four friends do this multiple times a day. Is it some kind of money-making technique??
- seven 2 seven - 05-03-2013 02:43 PM
They've been phished. Tell them to change their password and to be more careful next time.
- sillysidewalk946 - 05-03-2013 02:57 PM
Don't click on them! Probably they are aker...
- Daniele - 05-03-2013 03:07 PM
Doubt it's a money making technique. Their accounts probably got hacked in a way to make promo to their own whatever they're trying to do. Just tell them to change their password and eliminate any suspicious application they might have.
- Gem - 05-03-2013 03:24 PM
It could be that maybe they are not posting and that they have had their facebooks hacked somehow, dont click on the links because thats probably how it happened to them, I had something similar happen to me, somehow things that I had not posted ended up on my status, money-making things, so I changed my password and deleted the post and it stopped happening, maybe they are not aware that this is happening, tell them to delete the originals on their facebook and make sure you delete yours.
- rlan - 05-03-2013 03:32 PM
A very simple phishing, type of social engineering. Just don't click.
Seems like your friends have gotten keylogged/hacked. Phishing sites collect information about users through social engineering. Admins then may use that information somewhere without warning you.
- Billz on Wheelz - 05-03-2013 03:43 PM
I highly doubt it is. If you know them and they're your friends, they probably wanna show you something funny, or mess with you and give you the link to a porn site. My friends o the same thing on myspace and facebook.
- Jim - 05-03-2013 03:59 PM
Could be simply people trying to get extra views on their YouTube video. They do it on here even though begging strangers to watch your video is not exactly a question
- Roger - 05-03-2013 04:09 PM
You're probably getting phished or someone is trying to introduce a virus into your system. Never open them unless you are absolutely sure of the sites.