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The growing prevalence of junk messages on Facebook is been used to bait a new scam doing the rounds on the social network. Prospective marks in receipt of the fraudulent messages are invited to "verify" their account in order to "prevent spam". Recipients who respond to the message by clicking on a link end up sharing it on …

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  1. Ruairi
    Dead Vulture

    Well

    I suppose this is the end of facebook as we know it.

    1. Studley

      Au contraire

      ...this is EXACTLY Facebook as I know it.

  2. Norm DePlume
    Coat

    "junk messages"

    There are messages on Facebook that aren't junk?

  3. Hold my beer and watch this
    Coat

    Did I miss something?

    What is this facebook thing everyone are going on about?

  4. Anonymous Coward
    Boffin

    Facebook is probably behind the spam

    After all, they are slimy bastards:

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-12/facebook-busted-in-clumsy-smear-attempt-on-google/1/

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