Soon after the Facebook launched its “like” features, many sites were launched which created a “like” page simply by entering the text and clicking the “create” button. This boomed as creating pages was quick and easier. Promoting the page was easier as well, the more “likes” you get the more it stays on the front page of such sites.
The most recent and popular scamming on Facebook is “who viewed your profile on Facebook”. What do you think? It works?
Let me tell you what actually it is and how it works. [It doesn’t work the way it claims to work..!!!]
When you open the site / visit the link. You will find:
- Design similar to Facebook.
- Top navigation bar exactly as on Facebook.
And many sites simply use an image of the Facebook page. The sole aim of such sites is to earn money by placing Pay Per Click Ads, Popup Ads or other kind of ads.
To check, simply click in the “search” box or move your mouse over any of the links. Nothing happens…!!!
The procedure it follows is:
First, you are asked to click the “like” button. This increases the like count of the page.
Second, you are asked to “share” the link on your Facebook profile. This increases the visits to the site.
Third, you are asked to post a piece of “code” on a fixed minimum number of profiles of your friends or community pages / groups. The site claims that it checks the location of the code, so it must be pasted on different profiles / pages.
You will find something working titled as “checking” and some animation. And status as: “Not Completed”.
It is nothing but merely a GIF image i.e. a sequence of images in the simplest form. To check this right click the animation and you will find the option “save image as”.
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The last step is to activate the spy for your profile. For that you need to click another link. When you click the link you are surprised with what comes up…!! “I am sorry you have not posted enough times yet! Please try again after you are done posting” huh..!!! and you feel helpless.
Those people have played a prank with you in a very smart manner. You did everything what they wanted to make their site popular. But you are the loser. You don’t get anything out of this crap.
How am I so sure that it doesn’t work? There might be some other app which works..!!
No, it is not so. No application can tell you who views your profile. Facebook help center makes this thing clear. Have a look at the picture below to read what Help Center has to say.
I hope this article was helpful to you. Feel free to share it with your friends so that no one wastes their precious time in such pranks.
Also Read:
- Did You Know? You Are Being “Fooled” On Facebook
- 8 Easy Facebook Profile Settings You Might Don’t Know
- How To Use Facebook Privacy Settings
- How To Make Your Facebook Account Safe
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Thank you @puneet for this helpful post.
always welcome, Piyush
these people have nothing to do and they waste other's time as well just for a few bucks..!!!
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