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Facebook and Twitter users - Beware of free iPAD offers

Please ensure your accounts use strong passwords and avoid free offers that appear too good to be true in email or social networking applications.

Facebook and Twitter users - Beware of free iPAD offers
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9181958/Scammers_hit_Twitter_Facebook_send_free_iPad_spam

QUOTE: Facebook and Twitter users are complaining about their accounts being compromised and then being used to spam friends with suspicious "free iPad offers." Online marketing programs pay cash for Web traffic, and hackers have found that by phishing victims and then using that information to break into legitimate Twitter and Facebook accounts, they can earn money.