Facebook has always been cursed with scams and hoaxes. After every few days there is new hoax that goes viral on facebook. Most of user’s are aware about these scams but there are still a lot who trust them and fall pray to hackers etc. It is always advisable to use a bit of common sense while using social networking websites.
Earlier it was facebook dislike button scam and now a new facebook hoax is making rounds. You might have seen status like
FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, $6.99 PER MONTH FOR SILVER MEMBERSHIP SERVICE, $3.99 PER MONTH FOR BRONZE MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, FREE IF YOU COPY AND PASTE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WHEN YOU SIGN ON TOMORROW MORNING YOU WILL BE PROMPTED FOR PAYMENT INFO IT IS OFFICIAL. IT WAS EVEN ON THE NEWS.
FACEBOOK WILL START CHARGING DUE TO THE NEW PROFILE CHANGES. IF YOU COPY THIS ON YOUR WALLYOUR ICON WILL TURN BLUE AND FACEBOOK WILL BE FREE FOR YOU. PLEASE PASS THIS MESSAGE ON, IF NOT YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE DELETED IF YOU DO NOT PAY. ?
So why I believe it’s Hoax After the launch of Google+ facebook has been trying its best to maintain its userbase. If facebook becomes paid then there is an excellent free alternative for people in the form of Google+.
If they really want to become paid why would they offer free membership to all those who paste this status on their wall. If you search this status in Google the only results you will get is of facebook (Wall of people who posted this status) and spam sites. There is not a single trusted website which verifies the claims of the above status.
So,there is no need to worry and create awareness by liking this post.
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