Warning out vs Facebook credit card generator scam

Facebook users were warned over the weekend against falling for a scam that promised to generate credits for their accounts.

 

Security vendor Bitdefender said the malware hooks in users to a “goo.gl” URL that pretends to generate up to 500 free credits without any downloads.

 

"Before getting to the fake credit generator tool, users have to follow several steps. One includes ‘joining’ scammers’ PR departments to promote the bait on the social network. After copying and posting the message on at least five gaming fan pages on Facebook, credit-hunters would allegedly get the software for a limited time," it said in a blog post.

 

"Free credit generator scams have been circulating on Facebook for a couple of years. Users are advised to be wary of offers, software giveaways and other freebies that require them to like multiple items and follow several steps," it added.

 

Bitdefender said the scammers claim their software is very user-friendly and “even a 5 year old kid can play with it.”

 

However, it said victims will never get the 50 credits promised them for every post they make.

 

They would instead be unwittingly promoting the scammers’ dubious websites, Bitdefender added. — TJD, GMA News