Spam and Phishing on Social Networks

Spam, phishing and other scams aren’t limited to just e-mail. They’re also prevalent on social networking sites. The same rules apply on social networks:

When in doubt, throw it out:This rule applies to links in online ads, status updates, tweets and other posts. Here are ways to report spam and phishing on major social networks:

• Reporting spam and phishing on Facebook
• Reporting spam on Twitter
• Reporting spam and phishing on YouTube

(Author: National Cyber Security Alliance, published under Public License)