Warning: Twitter money scams in your DMs
-by Al Ferretti
Today I went to check my direct messages on Twitter and I discovered a whole bunch of DMs from different people that said..
“I made $426.23 online today with (link).” OR “I made money with google. this website showed me. (link)”
DO NOT CLICK THE LINK or links that appear like it.
After tweeting with a number of friends on Twitter, its apparent that this is another Twitter money scam and its moving throughout Twitter fast.
NOTE: The Direct messages were likely not sent from the users themselves but by account hijackers.
Here’s some tips to help you and how you can help others from being scammed:
1. Do not click the link
2. Change your password immediately
3. Do not give out your Twitter user name and Passcode
4. Report the account to @Spam
Other Twitter related Phishing scams that we have reported on.
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(Did you or anyone you know receive one of these twitter money scams in your direct messages?)
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Thank you for this information. I’ve been getting these too and thank goodness I didn’t click on any of them. I had a funny feeling that there was something going on.
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You’re welcome Paula, glad we could help~
Have a great day~
-Al
@alferretti
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Thank you for the warning about the DM money scams. I received one of these, and clicked on the link, but I have WOT that warned me about the site and I got out fast. The WOT system has protected me from many scams.
I thought those looked fishy because they all made the same amount of money. Fortunately, I didn’t click on any of the links. I just deleted them from my in box. I will retweet this post.
I get so much junk i the DMs that I rarely even check them anymore.
thanks for the warning.
Ronda
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Thanks Al – will RT tweet. Always tend to press Delete on all get rich quick schemes.