Tsunami Of “Free Iphone” Tweets Continues

A wave of Twitter posts advertising a “free iPhone” continues today at the rate of about 1,300 Tweets per hour.

They lead to sites that require visitors to purchase any of a variety of subscription services in order to get the “gift.”

The vast spam run pumps out Tweets with URL’s shortened by the Bit.ly shortening site that lead to sites including:

• Sweepstakes.com
• BiggestGiftRewards.com
• Rewards-Confirmation.com
• FreeBrandProducts.com

Trying to navigate away from the pages results in a pop-up Window asking if you “sure” you want to move away from the page. Clicking “OK,” merely takes you to another page.

The rules of the game also include:

“By clicking Continue, I have read and agree to Sweepstakes.com's Official Rules, Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions which includes providing my signature expressly requesting a return phone call from Sweepstakes.com and SMS texts (std msg rates may apply).”

The huge spam run could be the work of affiliates. Clicks on the sites are being monitored:


Source:
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