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Osama Shoot down video scam spreads on Facebook

RojakOnline — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:19:09 +0000

Facebook users are being tempted to click on links to what purports to be a video of Osama bin Laden being shot, in the latest in a series of scams exploiting the hot news story of the Al Qaeda leader’s death.

The messages appear as follows:

Watch the Osama Shoot down video

Osama Dead – Censored Video Leaked
on.fb.me
Osama is dead, watch this exclusive CNN video which was censored by Obama Administration due to level of violence, a must watch. Leaked by Wikileaks.

Clicking on the link, however, will not instantly show you some sensational footage of US Navy Seals attacking Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan.

Instead, you’re told you will have to take an online survey.

That should be enough to set your alarm bells ringing – as survey scams are a continuing problem on Facebook, earning scammers commission with every survey they manage to trick users into completing.

What’s most interesting about this scam is that they trick you into cutting-and-pasting a line of JavaScript into your web browser’s address bar.

Not that you’ll realise that you’re doing that, of course. As far as you know all you’re doing is following a sequence of instructions and keyboard presses before you watch the video.

But any time you paste a script into your browser’s address bar, you’re effectively running code written by the scammers without the safety net of protection.

Before you know it, you’ll be sharing the news of the “Osama Shoot down video” with all of your Facebook friends, and the scam will be spreading virally.

My guess is that you don’t want to make it so easy for the scammers to run their scripts on your browser – so don’t fall for scams like this.

Be very careful not to be fooled by scams related to Osama bin Laden’s death, not just on Facebook but on other parts of the internet too. Such a big news story always seems to attract the interest of fraudsters and malware authors.

If you want to keep up-to-date on the latest scams, and are a member of Facebook, don’t forget to join the Sophos Facebook page to keep informed about the latest security news.

Source : NakedSecurity

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Justin Bieber gets pelted by eggs at Sydney Concert

RojakOnline — Tue, 03 May 2011 02:37:33 +0000

US pop sensation Justin Bieber has come under attack, from flying eggs.

The teen superstar was performing at Sydney’s Acer Arena on Friday night, when six of eggs were launched from the crowd.

It would seem though that thousands of die-hard screaming fans were not enough to deter the egg-thrower.

A helper quickly cleaned up the mess, before the show went on.

What would you do to the egg thrower(s)? What would be their reward/punishment?

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RON97 Petrol Price Up 20 Sen To RM2.70 Per Litre!

RojakOnline — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:18:28 +0000

Ohhh nooo!!! Petrol price announced up by 20 sen on a April Fool Day?? Is it for real? Yes, it’s real! The price will only goes up and it will not be down down down… =(

KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (Bernama) — The price of RON97 petrol will go up by 20 sen to RM2.70 per litre effective midnight Friday night, according to the Petroleum Dealers Association of Malaysia (PDAM).

PDAM deputy president Datuk Zulkifli Mokti said the increase was due to the rise in the price of crude oil to US$114 per drum this week from US$105.

“This is due to the crisis in the Middle East,” he said when contacted by Bernama Friday night.

Zulkifli said the price was likely to increase in the future due to the situation in the Middle East which he added could prolong.

On Jan 31, the price of RON97, which was floated according to the prevailing oil market price, rose by 10 sen to RM2.50 per litre.

RON95 petrol remains at RM1.90 per litre.

– BERNAMA

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