Twitter is becoming the new Facebook for scams

TWITTER USERS ARE JUST AS STUPID as Facebook users when it comes to scams, according to insecurity company Sophos.

The latest scam to hit Twitter follows similar ones on Facebook, tricking users into allowing third-party apps to access and post on their accounts.

Usually these schemes offer some kind of lure and this one is no different, tempting Twits with the possibility of finding out how many people have viewed their profile. The exact message tweeted among the less security savvy is, "My profile was viewed ### times JUST TODAY! Click here to see how many views you got! http://tiny.cc/".

The ### is replaced with a random string of numbers. Suffice it to say, it's a scam that gets people to click on the link. Once that's done it brings them to a fake IQ test that asks for users' mobile numbers.

That might seem harmless enough until the small print is read, where it says users are agreeing to a contract where four text messages will be sent to their phone every week, carrying a $2 price tag. That's around $32 per month or $384 per year, a tidy sum for such a simple scam.

Sophos recommends that users be more cautious when agreeing to install apps, particularly when they request permission to post messages on users' accounts. It expects incidents of such scams to grow considerably over time until Twitter is just as scam-ridden as Facebook. µ