How to identify the SPAM posts?

Spam post making systems are increased now on internet. They are not like previous spam post making systems. They are getting advanced day by day. So we have to be aware how to clearly identify the spam posts from other normal posts. This type of activities are not only affecting the Facebook, Google+ and other social networks. They are also affecting our Email accounts like Yahoo,Gmail. There is no difference. When the user click on the link comes with the spam post, and did the task, it asked to do then it will spread to your friends' Facebook wall. Like that, when you click on the link comes with the unknown email, it will send a copy of that email to people whose contact details are available in your address book. This problem not only happens in our computers, but also in your smartphones(iPhone,Galaxy,android), tablets, and some others devices which are replacing the need of computer. because they are also acting like a handheld computer.

We are not only having the responsibility to protect our account from the SPAM post making online systems/ engine. We are also have the responsibility to protect our friends, and other people accounts. Because they might be facing this kind of threat for first time. So, whenever you find news about new type of spam posts making posts/links, please share with them to let them know what is it.

Because, it spread all over the world with the helps of fools (who don't have any idea about spam posts, and how they look like). Before, spam post making systems are just posted the spam posts(only link) on our Friend's wall.  Later it started tagging our friends to a particular photo (18+,Funny,Crazy photos or videos) with a link in its description. We people are mostly attracted and interested (18+,Funny,Crazy photos or videos posts) to know what is that video or what is that picture.So, we just click the link attached with that posts to watch that interesting videos.But 98% of spam post making engines are doing this activity with photos with play button or player layout like YouTube. Initially/First time, we will consider it as a video, but we will realize that, it is not a video, and it is a picture, after clicking the play button. Then we will decide to click on the link (when we are willing to know something, that interest automatically set our mind to click that like to watch it) attached with that photo to watch that video. Finally we get into their traps.

They make those traps well by designing their interface( They use same color, They use same layout) looks like it is a Facebook system. That is their second trick to make us believe it as a good system. and we are inside the Facebook or any other social networks.That believe, tell us to move further by doing the small tasks.

Following are some sample tasks, they might ask you to do:
1. Please do all the steps in the same order
2. Click on this button to get authentication code.
3. Login to your Facebook account
4. Click on this button to verify your gender/age
5. Copy and paste the URL(Text in Address bar) of appeared browser_window, here
6. Please upload a picture, to test your internet speed


When you do the requested tasks then, they will check it whether you did it or not. If you did the all the tasks then they will show some animation to make you believe that they are processing your information.

But they are not actually processing your application. They are using that processing animation/time to wait their without moving to any other pages. Because, they are uploading the image to your Facebook or any other social networking account with that link in its description, and tagging your friends or posting it on your friends' wall(like you are posting it) or groups you have joined or wall of pages you have liked, and sometime it is making comments like us under the spam posts posted through our Facebook accounts, to make our friends believe it as true, within that processing time. But we will not notice that at that time. After that processing animation, it will take us to another website where it will say, It is 18+ video, so please do one of this task to watch it. Some of us might do to one task to watch it. They they will realize that "There is not video like that" It is Fake. But if you do that task or don't do that task, No problem. It is too late. If you do one task from that list then they will earn some money from survey filling companies or mobile tricks sending companies or mobile ringtone sending companies.

Do you know what we will earn?
- Bad name from our relations, Friends
- Lose our free time with cleaning the spam posts from our account
-anonymous calls, messages from companies( if you do mobile phone tricks/ringtone sending task)
- and some others problems

When you go back to Facebook (tab). You will see sudden log out (Facebook automatically logout your account, and ask you to login again). When you login again then you will see an warning message from Facebook. That tells you to don't do it again, and go to the activity log to clean the activities done by that spam post making engine. You have to clean it quickly, otherwise your friends also get into their traps because of you. This is the way SPAM posts spread all over the world.

So,
1. If your friend posts anything like the spam post(not sure yet),
then click the play button (if you are interested to know what is it).

2. If it is playing then no problem(but make sure, it doesn't request you to download any unknown plugin to play that video. If it ask your to download Adobe Flash then go to the official website of adobe with the help of Google or any other search engine to download it. Don't download it from unofficial websites.).

3.If it is not playing then it is a picture with play button  

Don't click the link attached that photos(18+,Funny,Crazy photos or videos). Feel free to report that post as spam to the Facebook. They will remove it, if it is true.

4. By mistakenly, if you have clicked that link then, don't do the tasks it request you to do.Immediately close the browser. Then re-open it, then clear the history and other data of your browser.

Note: There are some spam post making system, which doesn't request you to do any tasks. It simply spread to you friends;wall once that link is click. (i hope they are not surviving now)

5. Accidentally, you have done the tasks, it requested then, Immediately close the browser. Then re-open it, then clear the history and other data of your browser. Then go to Facebook and check the activity log of it for suspicious activities.

6.Unfortunately , your account is affected with that spam post making engine then, Immediately close the browser. Then re-open it, then clear the history and other data of your browser. Then go to Facebook and check the activity log of it for suspicious activities. There will be more spam posts posted on your friends' wall and walls of groups you have joined. Clean them immediately. and warn your friends about this spam posts.

Free Advice: Don't do the mistake again. Please don't hesitate to report the spam posts as spam to Facebook.( you can find enough tutorial from YouTube, if you don't know how to report that post as spam. It is not a big deal. You can find the option to report it, from the area you use to delete a normal post.) Please don't share spam links with your friends.

Our previous post about SPAM posts:
How to protect your accounts of social networks from spam applications and posts

Demo:
If you want to experience any spam post making systems. Then whenever you find a spam post. copy the link, and sign out from your Facebook account. Then open your browser in Private browsing mode then paste the URL in the address bar. and press Enter. You can experience it. But it will now work well, because of that you, and your friends' Facebook accounts won't get any infection.

We have identified some spam posts, and tested how they are working. go to these posts to know, and experience more about it.Post 1, Post 2

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