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SCAM ALERT: Beware LinkedIn Inbox Messages Asking You to Download Setup.exe

Aug. 11, 2009

During my daily ritual of visiting my LinkedIn account and opening the inbox, I noticed three identical messages from different people asking me to download a file. Despite no search engine results to date, I immediately recognized the beginnings of a potential phishing scam.
The message says:
LinkedTricks allows you to send unlimited messages to any person [...]

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Beware Facebook Wall Messages About SinkStumble.com

Dec. 21, 2008

UPDATED: January 7, 2009
If you received a message on your Facebook wall about pictures on sinkstumble.com or any of the below sites, it is a scam as I explain farther down. DO NOT VISIT THE SITES!
bakespoil.com
barkjump.com
blendgrowl.com
blinksnap.com
boaststing.com
broilwish.com
buzzpaddle.com
cackletoss.com
climbfloat.com
crawlwhip.com
cryhike.com
cutboast.com
dashpush.com
floatclick.com
frightenfrighten.com
groanhop.com
hiderush.com
laughbang.com
laughrattle.com
mixclang.com
passbump.com
poachbang.com
pretendbump.com
pretendtoss.com
ringgrowl.com
sailroast.com
screamcaw.com
screechclimb.com
spoilgiggle.com
spoilhike.com
spoilroll.com
spoilsail.com
sprayboil.com
stalkblast.com
stuffcrush.com
stuffrattle.com
swimhum.com
swimstroll.com
voteboil.com
voterub.com
wagfloat.com
waveshiver.com
wrestlegrowl.com

[Sources: assorted Yahoo Answers,  Helzerman's Odd Bits, The Life Nomadic]
There is a new phishing scam that is making the rounds [...]

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