New hoax on Facebook. A Facebook post claims to show an image of a young woman being violently attacked and dying immediately after the incident. The image shows a video button that supposedly allows users to watch the video.
The message, as reported by Hoax-Slayer, is a typical “shocking video” hoax. Of course, there is no video. The post is designed to trick users into promoting the scam on Facebook and participating in fake online surveys and offers. This hoax has no malicious intent, such as distributing malware, other than to make its creators richer.
The Facebook message features a disturbing image of a young woman being violently attacked while others stand over her and hold her down. The message claims that the girl died immediately after the incident. The image is presented as a teaser video.
Those who click on the image to watch the video will be taken to a site designed to look like a Facebook page. However, when users try to watch the video, the scam encourages them to post it on Facebook first. The scam is spreading as more and more people are curious to see what happened.
The scammers who create these campaigns earn a lot of money from the commissions of malicious marketing programs every time a user completes a survey and provides personal information.
If one of these scam messages comes your way, don't be tempted to click on any links or images it contains.
