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Facebook Promises to Get Rid of Scam Adverts

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Facebook is the king of social networking with more users than any other web 2.0 site. With all those users, it’s also an attractive place for scammers that want access to lots of eyeballs. After a few embarrassments, Facebook is promising to take a stronger stance against deceptive advertising.
 
Facebook has gotten a bit of a black eye in the press lately after some companies using the platform were accused of scamming users. These scams often come in the form of special offers and surveys within games. Facebook’s Nick Giano wrote in a blog post that the site was aware of the problem and was actively working on it.

Users of the site also encountered a rise in stimulus scam ads earlier in the year; Facebook notes that they were quickly removed from the site. Hopefully this new wave of scams can be dealt with in the same manner. Facebook claims that over 100 developer applications have already been removed or “brought into compliance" so far. Have you noticed any fishy behavior on Facebook?

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avatarpot calling the kettle black

I find it funny that MPC takes advantage of stories about sites running scam ads, when even on this page I have both an add for a teeth cleaning scam and a bogus registry cleaner/keylogger.

 

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avatarHa

I'd be glad to post my social security number and mother's maiden name..... you can have my credit.

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avatarThe whole reason I got

The whole reason I got facebook was so I could share my credit card and social security info with my friends!

If something happens to me, who will take over my identity!?

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avatarRE: Fishy Behavior

Yeah some of my friends appear to have had their Facebook accounts hacked because "they" have been
posting links to phishing sites on people's walls.

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