Spam in Facebook Chat

Posted by g__g on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @01:51PM
from the self-post dept.

I had seen people's walls being spammed on facebook, but today I came across spam via chat, the following message popped up from a person on my online friend's(fb chat) list, i asked another friend who i was talking to online and he confirmed it.

"whoa.. this is real... i just got a FREE $500 macy's gift card in the mail from this website: givemacys.com "

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Re:Spam in Facebook Chat by iamdave on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @02:19PM (#339179)

Wow, are you kidding me? It came up, to look like it was a friend of yours when it wasn't?

I hate to practically dunk this in the bud, but that one thing kid made made me want to Quit Facebook. Can you do me a favor and take screenshots next time this happens?

I understand Facebook gets a lot of money from advertisers, and with this site growing insanely everyday it's not a cheap endeavor, but I'm starting to feel less and less like a user, and more like a customer.

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Re:Spam in Facebook Chat by g__g on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @02:31PM (#339197)

It was from a person on my friend's list.

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Re:Spam in Facebook Chat by swivelmaster on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @04:31PM (#339336)

People get their accounts hijacked all the time. No reason to freak out about it.

edit for clarity: 'people' == people who fall for phishing traps, I assume.

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Re:Spam in Facebook Chat by zegron on Tuesday October 21, 2008 @04:58PM (#339362)

just had the same thing happen to me from a friend. i knew he'd never send me junk but i looked it up just the same, so i'm going to e-mail him about it. hopefully he can regain control quickly.

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Re:Spam in Facebook Chat by BEV on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @04:00PM (#340488)

is this for real or what

BULL CRAP

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