How to Avoid Twitter Phishing Scams

by Margaret on May 11, 2012

in scams and spams, Social Media, Twitter

twitter, phishing, scamsHow many times a week do you get one of these messages in your Twitter DM inbox?

Hey someone is making very bad things about you…

Someone is saying nasty things about you…

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