Sunday, January 16, 2011

A warning for Facebook users and the Zodiac sign

Sigh.  I really wish people would use their technical and social networking skills for good.  

Zodiac sign survey scam spreading virally on Facebook

by Graham Cluley on January 16, 2011

A scam has spread far and wide across Facebook this weekend, posted on many users' Facebook pages claiming that they have discovered that their zodiac sign has changed.

See the article here: 
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/01/16/zodiac-sign-survey-scam-spreading-virally-on-facebook/

People can be so gullible and should be better educated about the Internet, email and social networking.  I avoid using Facebook apps and often warn my friends about them.    It's a socially un-private new world...

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