SEATTLE - A warning out to "Tweeters" - scammers are targeting users of the popular social networking site Twitter, and with growing success.
Why are people falling victim? The recession may have something to do with it. Tweeting for cash is the latest in a string of sophisticated scams.
This new Twitter scam, like most others, often snares the people who can least afford it. They're usually out of work and desperate to earn some easy income.
It was perhaps inevitable, but jump online and now you'll see dozens of Web sites promising Twitter users quick money if they just post links on their accounts.
"Does it surprise me that creative illicit minds are trying to find a way to capitalize on such a wonderful technology? No, not at all," said Andrew Zielinkski, Twitter user.
The Better Business Bureau reports it's seeing a spike in the number of people victimized by these get rich quick scams. One scam features a Web site designed to look like a newspaper front page with the logos of real newspapers and TV networks.
It features a rags-to-riches story of a college dropout now making $10,000 a month working from home.
The scam encourages people to order a Twitter cash starter kit for $1.95, but once they've got your credit card information, they start charging monthly fees of $47.
Plus, once people sign up, they're urged to create their own fake newspaper site to recruit others. For each new victim, participants get $47 bucks, a classic pyramid scheme.
"First thing you should ask yourself is how someone could make $10,000 a month from home. Usually, it is impossible. It cannot be done unless it is a scam," said John Hinkle, Internet fraud attorney.
The Better Business Bureau has a list of some of the names to be aware of on their Web site. So Twitter fans beware, or better yet, tweet a warning to your followers.
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