Rihanna sex video trap used by Facebook scammers.. again

You would think that if there had been a widespread scam on Facebook two months ago, that it wouldn’t be capable of spreading using identical wording now, wouldn’t you?

Sadly, it seems the answer is “no”.

Messages about a supposedly sleazy sex video of pop songstress Rihanna are being spread on Facebook right now, complete with a lurid hardcore photo.

(I’ve fuzzed out the various parts of the screenshot below to protect the innocent)

OMG I Just Hate RIHANNA After Watching This Video
[LINK] you will lost your all respect for RIHANNA after watching this

Sound familiar? It should do. After all, we saw a near identical attack in March.

Visitors are duped into sharing the links with their Facebook friends (believing that they will then be able to watch the x-rated video). In this way, the scam can spread quickly across the network.

The…

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