Tumblr replied to Fresh Air’s concerned and it looks like Tumblr has plans to officially crack down on spammers and scammers.
Tumblr Cracks Down on Spammers and Scammers
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The bombing and shootings in Norway is a fine example that scammers will use any means to take advantage of a tragic situation. The same day of the tragedy, a scammer posted a claim linking victims to a video from an Oslo security camera showing a car bomb blast near a Norwegian government building showing at least 10 people killed.
Tumblr Being Exploited as a Scamming Launchpad
The victim clicks on the link in the email. He arrives at the Tumblr site, and is redirected to the fraudulent site. Turiel says the destination page is a “newspaper” where every link leads to the scam purchase page. The page is then customized based on the user’s IP address.
Adult Phishing Scam Targets Thousands of Tumblr-ers
This particular phishing scheme stands out from others. In fact that the scammers are using the compromised Tumblr accounts to set up more and more phishing pages, which are all registered in the last few weeks to bogus clients.
ALERT: Scammers Targeting Harry Potter Fans Online
Harry Potter fans looking to get in on the magic before the official release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on November 19 – beware! Cybercriminals (aka Web Dementors) are targeting Potter fans, promising free previews, movie downloads and other Potter paraphranelia, while actually luring fans into a cursed scam!
