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Facebook Spam Emails Confuse Friends and Users

September 4, 2012 by Kris McDonald 1 Comment

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Over the past couple of weeks I have gotten several emails from friends that I know well. The subject is always “for Kris”. However, upon opening the email it is obvious that it is spam. The from email address is a bogus address and there is nothing in the email but a shady link. Do I click it? Heck no.

Based on the email address of some messages being received I first assumed it was just the usual Yahoo! spam. My mind was quickly changed when I started to receive them from other mail providers. Then I noticed that the way the sender’s name were displayed matched exactly to those of my Facebook friends. I was not sure if it was a matter of the user’s account password being hacked or what.

Google to the rescue. Just a few days ago Forbes.com posted Facebook Says ‘Misconfiguration’ Allowed Spammers To Impersonate Users. So, what does this mean for us? Supposedly nothing. However, I do have a few suggestions to go along with what is listed in that article.

  1. As stated in the article, I would suggest changing your password just for kicks, and upping your Facebook security settings. If you have any questions about what makes a good password, read this post.
  2. As with any phishing emails, DO NOT…. I repeat DO NOT click on any strange links even if they appear to be from a friend. If the link URL looks iffy, it probably is.
  3. If you get an email that appears to be from a friend of yours, take a quick look at the email address. Is it their real email address? Or does it appear to be some randomly generated address? If so, do not trust it.
  4. NEVER reply to a phishing email. Do not write back and say “Hey friend, did you send me this?”  If the email is not from your friend that verifies for the phisher that your address is real and valid and they will get you even more! Instead, contact them in a separate email sent to an address that you know is correct, or call them on the phone.
  5. Make sure that your virus protection software is up to date. I still recommend Free AVG.

 

Going by these few simple tips might just save you and your computer from a huge hassle.

 

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Kris McDonald is Chicago mom to 2 sets of twins, wife, photography nut, gadget addict, travel addict, and tech blogger who has worked in IT for over 20 years. She figured out a while ago that she was destined to be really busy (hence the 2 sets of twins), and she has found peace with that. Read More…

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  1. Mike Fischer

    September 9, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    Email Spamming is increasing, and I think you should promptly report it to FB before it gets worst. Even I had met an incident when some one used name of a college mate of mine and posted some nuisance on my wall and message box, luckily the friend came to know that and informed us about the same. so I suggest you to immediately report this to FB officials.
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