Facebook scam claims Chuck Norris is dead

FACEBOOK USERS have yet again come under fire from a scam on the social network.

This time around a video link is doing the rounds claiming that action film star Chuck Norris is dead. The link fools users into thinking Norris has died at the age of 71 and that the video will enlighten them as to how it happened.

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos said, "Chuck Norris isn't dead, and the messages point to an all-too-familiar survey scam."

Those sucked into clicking on the link are taken to an external web site where they are offered a chance at prizes such as a new Sony TV or Apple Ipad 2 tablet for taking a survey.

"In my case, I was taken to a website claiming to offer a free £100 Starbucks card. (I don't drink coffee, so I wasn't tempted to hand over my personal contact information and date of birth)," added Cluley.

Just like previous scams, including changing the colour of Facebook and a free Amazon voucher offer, the cybercriminals behind the con want to make some money from traffic and from gaining people's details such as their email address.

If you've fallen for the scam then delete all traces of it to prevent it from spreading further, and be more careful in the future. If you think your account might have been hacked then change your password immediately. µ