ALERT: Twitter Accounts Hijacked by "Watch Movies Online" Spam Link

Watch out for this one: Several accounts on Twitter have been taken over by the latest link spam scam. Anyone telling you to “Watch movies online” and directing you to a website with a bit.ly shortened address should be ignored. They are the victims, or fake accounts, of an illegitimate attempt to trick people into giving up their credit card information. More on this scam below.

Brought to our attention by GFI Labs Blog this latest spam attack on Twitter promises to provide you with unlimited, new movie releases for just $39.90USD.

Twitter accounts spammed the home feed and search of many yesterday with the offer to “Watch movies now”.

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