Who Has Seen Your Facebook Profile
Rip-off Message:
My total profile views today: number
Male Audiences: number Female Viewers: number
See your total views and who is seeing you here:
Scam Type: Rogue Application, Survey Scam, Profile Peekers
Trending: July 2012
Why it's a Scam:
Clicking the wall post link takes you to the following landing page:
There is a flashing 'Continue' button at the bottom of the page. If you click it, then you are taken to a Facebook application setup screen:.
Clicking "Permit" will give the approvals shown above to the scammer. This will enable them to spam their fraud messages to all of your pals. Do you actually desire to let an unidentified (rip-off) developer have this much access to your Facebook details? These scams are understood to utilize numerous Facebook apps to spread virally across Facebook.
Anytime you install a 3rd party Facebook application, you offer the application designer access to your individual data. Constantly be very selective on the apps you set up, and just install them from well-known, relied on sources.
Continuing with the installation redirects you to the following study rip-off:.
It is essential to bear in mind that any Facebook application offering to who you who has viewed or visited your profile is certain to be a rip-off. Facebook doesn't allow designers access to the data required to produce such apps. Prevent them ALL! In fact, here are Facebook's own help topics on the subject:.
Can I know who's seeing my profile (timeline) or how frequently it's being viewed?
We advise that users insall BitDefender Safego, a Facebook application that will scan your News Feed and help keep you safe from rip-offs like this.
How to Deal with the Scam:.
If you did make the error of installing the rogue application you are now spamming the same spam message to your good friends. Clean-up your newsfeed and profile to remove referrals to the scam. (click the "x" in the top right hand corner of the post).
You also have to remove the app from your Facebook account. Click the down triangle-- > Account Settings-- > Apps to remove this and other rogue applications.
If you or your Facebook buddies are succumbing to tricks like this, Who Has Seen Your Facebook Profile it's time to get yourself informed of the most recent risks. Make certain to join the Facecrooks page on Facebook to be kept notified of the most current security concerns.