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Private profile viewer facebook4/30/2024 ![]() If you did make the mistake of installing the rogue application you are now spamming the very same spam message to your friends. We recommend that users insall BitDefender Safego, a Facebook application that will scan your News Feed and help keep you safe from scams like this. ![]() Check out this post we wrote that helps protect you from scams like this. This scam also uses ‘Tag-Jacking’ as a means of spreading from user to user. Avoid them ALL! In fact, here are Facebook’s own help topics on the subject:Ĭan I know who’s viewing my profile (timeline) or how often it’s being viewed? Facebook doesn’t allow developers access to the data required to create such apps. It is important to remember that any Facebook application offering to who you who has viewed or visited your profile is certain to be a scam. Always be very selective on the apps you install, and only install them from well-known, trusted sources.Ĭontinuing on with the installation redirects you to the following survey scam: Do you really want to let an unknown (scam) developer have this much access to your Facebook information? These scams are known to use multiple Facebook apps to spread virally across Facebook.Īnytime you install a third party Facebook application, you give the application developer access to your personal data. This will allow them to spam their scam messages to all of your friends. ![]() You are further directed to the traditional app installation screen:Īs if the above application permissions weren’t enough, once you proceed the application requests even more access to your Facebook account:Ĭlicking “Allow” will give the permissions shown above to the scammer. ![]() Scam Type: Rogue Application, Survey Scam, Profile ViewerĬlicking the wall post link takes you to the following anding page: ![]()
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