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"Who viewed my Facebook profile" scam hits

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/Facebook/facebook_scam-200-200.jpg"> An application that claims to offer people the capacity to see who has been looking at their Facebook profiles is spreading virally and giving access to the accounts that are foolish enough to sign up to the scam. The message "OMG OMG OMG... I cant believe this actually works! Now you really can see who viewed your profile!" is whizzing across Facebook, as people try to sign up and give permissions to use their account. These Facebook scams are obviously very common, but this is a successful one purely because of the type of offer being made. Who viewed my Facebook profile? People have been desperate to learn who is checking them out on Facebook since the site arrived, but is something that the social network (very sensibly) blocks. According to the <a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/11/26/can-you-really-see-who-viewed-your-facebook-profile-rogue-application-spreads-virally/">Sophos security blog</A>, this latest scam takes anyone who clicks the link though to the permissions page, and the moment people say yes to, effectively, handing over the keys to their social kingdom it will propagate the very link that the user had clicked on through their own account. It's an obvious scam, but it's likely to lure thousands into its obvious trap and once again reminds us that you cannot repeat enough the advice: "don't click random links offering suspiciously favourable things online".

"Who viewed my Facebook profile" scam hits

An application that claims to offer people the capacity to see who has been looking at their Facebook profiles is spreading virally and givi...

"Who viewed my Facebook profile" scam hits

"Who viewed my Facebook profile" scam hits

An application that claims to offer people the capacity to see who has been looking at their Facebook profiles is spreading virally and givi...

How to Delete Previously Viewed Pages From an Address Toolbar

Click the "Safety" button near the top-right corner of the window and select "Delete Browsing History" from the resulting list of options.Check only the box labeled "History."Click the "Delete" button.Click the "Tools" item near the top of the window and select "Clear Recent History" from the resulting list of options.Click the "Time range to clear" drop-down menu and select "Everything."Click the "Details" button to view the full list of history clearing options.Check only the box labeled "Browsing & Download History."Click the "Clear Now" button.Click the the wrench button near the top-right corner of the window, select "Tools" from the resulting list of options and then click the "Clear browsing data" item.Check only the box labeled "Clear browsing history."Click the "Clear data from this period" drop-down menu and select "Everything."Click the "Clear browsing data" button.Click the "Tools" item near the top of the window and select "Delete Private Data" from the resulting list of options.Click the "Detailed Options" button to view the full list of history clearing options.Check only the box labeled "Clear history of visited pages."Click the "Delete" button.

How to Delete Previously Viewed Pages From an Address Toolbar

Click the "Safety" button near the top-right corner of the window and select "Delete Browsing History" from the resulti...