The result is all too predictable – the rogue app instantly posts a message to your Facebook wall, in your name, encouraging your friends to also click for a chance to win an iPad Mini.Īnd, of course, your friends are more likely to click if they believe that it was really you who posted the message. If you’re being level-headed you might think twice about handing over control of what gets posted to your Facebook account (and details of your personal information, as well as your friends’ names) to a complete stranger in exchange for the chance to win an iPad Mini. If you can’t control your desire for an iPad Mini then you might be tempted to click on the link, which takes you to a rogue Facebook application.ĭespite the use of Apple’s world famous logo, the messages have nothing to do with the Cupertino-based firm.
#Apple server scam free#
The following message is spreading on Facebook right now, posing as a notice about how Apple developers can receive a free iPad Mini.
What you certainly shouldn’t do is trust messages from your Facebook friends about how you can receive an iPad Mini for free.
But if you haven’t already ordered yours, you are too late.Īpple sold out of the regular iPad’s little brother quickly, and even if you order now chances are that you will have to wait a couple of weeks for delivery of the hotly-anticipated gadget, or queue up in a real-life Apple store. The brand new iPad Mini will start arriving on lucky Apple fans’ doorsteps on Friday.
Facebook users are being targeted in a scam that offers them the opportunity to get their hands on a free iPad Mini.
0 kommentar(er)
