Bloqhead » Scams http://www.bloqhead.com I make websites. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 02:12:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Twitter Fake URL Scam http://www.bloqhead.com/2009/03/13/twitter-fake-url-scam/ http://www.bloqhead.com/2009/03/13/twitter-fake-url-scam/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:13:19 +0000 Daryn http://bloqhead.com/?p=168 Continue reading →]]> About 5 minutes ago I was followed by someone that gave away the strong essence of “bot”. Lo and behold, a bot it was. If you’re new to the world of Twitter, the username is a dead give away. Usually bot usernames will consist of random characters and make absolutely no sense.

Beware this latest method. Here’s how it went down:

  1. Received a follow notification via email, knew it was a bot (the erratic characters in the username)
  2. Click on user’s profile link regardless (to block them)
  3. Click on the user’s profile URL out of curiosity
  4. Was slightly thrown when it lead to the Twitter home page
  5. Checked the URL of the page I was viewing and realized the deal

Twitter Scam

Twitter Scam

These bots are farming Twitter accounts to pedal their garbage. This type of stuff pisses me off. If you click a link anywhere that leads you to the Twitter home page and you notice something weird about it don’t log into the website. If you do, you can kiss your Twitter account goodbye.

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