Starbucks Gift Card Spam Moves From Facebook To Twitter And Email

snoopy · Nov 21, 2011

Starbucks Gift Card Spam Moves from Facebook to Twitter and Email

The Starbucks scheme is widely utilized by cybercrooks to direct unsuspecting internet users to the survey websites that earn them tons of affiliate cash, but now, instead of spreading only through Facebook, emails and tweets are being sent with the same fake advertisements.

In the hoax messages, internauts are promised free giftcards from Starbucks in return for a few clicks and some personal information. Unfortunately, the scheme seems to be working so well that the crooks decided to expand their operations; therefore, they started sending emails to random individuals, hoping that they'll fall for the false promises.

“OMG, Starbucks Corporation is handing out new cards. Hurry fast, Don't hold off a second. Here's the link. There only 294 more!!!” reads an example provided by Trend Micro.

Once the link is clicked, the user is taken to the previously seen pages, but instead of urging the victims to share the ad on Facebook, they are also given the opportunity to share it with their Twitter friends. To make it even more complex, the next step in the winning process replicates a Youtube page that promises even more prizes in the form of cool mobile apps.
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