Cyber criminals target Facebook users

Everything entered using the keyboard, including online banking details and passwords for services such as Facebook.  

  But while the Nigerian scammer used the compromised Facebook account coupled with social engineering tactics to try to convince Wells to hand over money, many are using compromised accounts to spread malware. 
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419eater.com is a scam baiting website which focuses on advance fee fraud. The name 419 comes from “419 fraud”, another name for advance fee fraud, and itself derived from the relevant section of the Nigerian criminal code

These photographs, according to the members who post them, were in most cases obtained during the process of a bait: the baiter, posing as an actual victim, will request the photos from the scammer, who will comply in the belief that the “victim” is about to fall for the scam and send money.

 The moderators of the 419 Eater site, as well as an overwhelming majority of the members, have taken a stand against cash baiting or its discussion on the site’s forums. Berry has added a disclaimer to baits where he tried to receive money, pointing out that not only is cash baiting illegal, but the scammers are criminals, sometimes violent criminals, and stealing money from them can be dangerous as the scammers may attempt to uncover and pursue the baiter.