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Thousands of Twitter users hit by classic Facebook scam

Over 9,000 Twitter users clicked on links claiming to be about a girl who killed herself after her dad posted a message online:OMG: This GIRL KILLED HERSELF after her father posted THIS on her wall: [LINK] The problem has been plaguing Facebook users for over a year. Clicking on the link would take you to a rogue app which would attempt to connect with the rogue app. The rogue app is similar to the ‘girl kills herself’ meme which has become one of the most popular methods by which scammers have tricked people into clicking on their links.”]

Source: https://grahamcluley.com/thousands-of-twitter-users-hit-by-classic-facebook-scam/

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