The Twitter Scams are Rampant!
The Twitter Scams are Rampant!
Don't Get Scammed!
Hi everyone, we all know that scams and fraudulent websites are all over the internet and believe it or not even on Twitter.
It doesn’t take much research to find out, that many websites all over the internet are already jumping on the bandwagon to uncover these sneaky little masterminds.
Today, I was doing a little browsing on the internet, and according to Google to stats are in for the search term “twitter scams” and they are:
Results 1 – 10 of about 17,900,000 for twitter scams. (0.19 seconds)
Can you believe this over 17.p million searches were returned, Holy Cow!
One website hit the top of the list, and that was from the Better Business Bureau, and they warn against the Slimy Twitter Scams.
Here’s an excerpt from the BBB
Arlington, VA- July 7, 2009- Through Tweets, e-mail and Web sites, job hunters are being told that they can make lots of money from the comfort of home using Twitter and Better Business Bureau warns that the large print for such offers may promise big returns but the fine print can cost them every month.
You can read more of the article here.
Even Chris Pirillo of chris.pirillo.com talks about some DM’s that he got claiming to have found his picture on a particular website, which when the link in the DM was clicked, it would take you to a bogus Twitter Login page asking for your credentials. He also encourages you not to login to any Twitter Application website using your twitter username and password without doing your due diligence.
So, with that said, please take a second look at the application that you want to use to help you with your activities on Twitter, if you don’t you may end up being a victim of the “Twitter Scams”
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13 Responses to “The Twitter Scams are Rampant!”
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It’s “rampaNt” not “rampaRt”.
Thanks for sharing. Twitter scam is really a big issue and we all face this. In our twitter tool TRCB we have some spam arrest features that has made life little easier. Togather we do fight spam.
Thanks for that warning, obviously you would be reluctant to name the scammers, but could you publish a list of “safe” applications?
This is a valuable post, and highlights the problem of bogus websites. Twitter is a fantastic website and well worth using; I use it to hook up with other writers and I have found a lot more worthwhile websites thanks to Twitter.
But you do need to be careful. Let this article serve as a great reminder of this! Thanks.
YIKES!!
‘n thx
I always thought they were rampant, but then, what do I really know?
Thanks Matches Malone, or should I say The Watchmaker”
You know quite a bit more than most, thanks for stopping by, we’d love to hear your take, stop by often.
Timothy
Glad we were able to inform you, keep on your toes!
We’d love to hear your thoughts. Stop by more often as we keep you updated.
Timothy
Thanks for your comment Allison, we’re glad we are able to serve.
Please stop by often, we’d love to here what you have to say.
Timothy
Dear Peter,
All of the applications and tools that Al & Skeeter refer to on this website have been turned upside down and we find them
to be all worthy of a little investigation. But with all things, you do have to a little research, and sometimes take a step in
faith. We will continue to bring you the applications that we have used in the past and some that we continue to use.
Don’t forget to check out the comments that have been made on this website, many of our loyal members have mentioned
many good applications that you may want to try out.
Timothy
Thanks Siddique,
I wish more applications like yours used the same features.
Timothy
Thanks Gail,
I’m a terrible speller, especially when I hadn’t had my first cup of coffee. lol
Timothy
Thanx! Bro ,For The Warning!!!!