Facebook
scammers are spreading an especially nasty campaign to lure people into
compromising their computer security. The Facebook message, which began
spreading yesterday, shows a picture of a bloodied woman and reads,
“Girl Killed Herself on Halloween After Dad Posted This on Her Wall.”
Beneath a link that reads, “This is unbelievable .. shocking..” To see
what supposedly caused the girl to take her own life, Facebook users are
prompted to click on the link, which redirects users to another webpage
showing of Megan Meier, a Missouri 13-year-old who really did commit
suicide in 2006 after being relentlessly cyberbullied on MySpace. You’re
offered an opportunity to view a video about the suicide, but only
after clicking a “Share” button which causes the bogus message to be
posted to all your friends’ Facebook pages. There is no video and once
you’ve shared the link you’re diverted to a survey page, which generates
revenue for the scammers.
