Comments on: Twitter Overrun with Phishing DMs & iPhone Offers http://www.brentcsutoras.com/2009/01/04/twitter-overrun-phishing-dms-iphone-offers/ Social Media, Online Marketing, & SEO Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:52:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: adam http://www.brentcsutoras.com/2009/01/04/twitter-overrun-phishing-dms-iphone-offers/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 adam Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:41:08 +0000 http://www.brentcsutoras.com/?p=778#comment-1761 Hey Brent, I loved that you have brought up this new pishing problem to the public. In last days I was receiving very same spam DMs. Luckily, the Firefox browser has already blocked that web site as malware. Additionally, I always report Twitter spam to Twitter HQ and block that Twitter profile from my profile page. Hey Brent, I loved that you have brought up this new pishing problem to the public. In last days I was receiving very same spam DMs. Luckily, the Firefox browser has already blocked that web site as malware. Additionally, I always report Twitter spam to Twitter HQ and block that Twitter profile from my profile page.

]]> By: Eric Pederson http://www.brentcsutoras.com/2009/01/04/twitter-overrun-phishing-dms-iphone-offers/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 Eric Pederson Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:26:14 +0000 http://www.brentcsutoras.com/?p=778#comment-1760 Worse than a typical affiliate offer, the free iPhone site asks for your cell phone number. I expect people who give their information will get billed for $$$ dollar on their cell phone. If you've not been exposed to it yet, you might be surprised at the blackhat business practices involved in getting people to sign up to mobile content and services that they had no intention of purchasing. $9.99 a month and you'll have a fine time stopping it, a harder time recovering the first $9.99 Don't give just anyone your cell number (unless they need to call you, of course) Worse than a typical affiliate offer, the free iPhone site asks for your cell phone number. I expect people who give their information will get billed for $$$ dollar on their cell phone.

If you’ve not been exposed to it yet, you might be surprised at the blackhat business practices involved in getting people to sign up to mobile content and services that they had no intention of purchasing. $9.99 a month and you’ll have a fine time stopping it, a harder time recovering the first $9.99

Don’t give just anyone your cell number (unless they need to call you, of course)

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