WARNING: Weight Loss Posts Hijack Facebook Accounts

The latest scamware circulating on Facebook appears to hijack people's accounts to post on their friends walls fake testimonials about weight loss pills.

The latest scamware circulating on Facebook appears to hijack people’s accounts to post fake testimonials about weight loss pills. I just received one from a friend who’s never had a weight problem in his whole life and spells and punctuates far better than what showed up on my wall:

My friend hadn’t clicked on the Facebook page for this diet regimen, but the spam went on several of our walls with his name on it. Friends commented that they recognized the true nature of these posts and got rid of them.

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