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The Facebook IQ application is an example of bad application that can cost you real money It is a scam that can sneak up on you when you think you're safe.
You can find it on Facebook and a ton of other web sites. It's a challenge from your friends to take an IQ test. Barb Miller from Framingham got caught.
WHAT HAPPENED
"It was a very quick, short quiz," says Barb. And since she took it, she has had nothing but aggravation. This might sound familiar.
She was on Facebook one day and a message popped up. "It was a challenge. It said Dave had taken an IQ test, gotten a score, see if you can beat him," she says. And Barb knows a Dave.
"I'm married to a Dave," she says. You guessed it. The challenge wasn't really from her husband.
"THEN THE CALLS STARTED"
But Barb took the IQ test and entered her cell phone number so they could text her the...
Facebook IQ apps scam
The Facebook IQ application is an example of bad application that can cost you real money It is a scam that can sneak up on you when you think you're safe.
You can find it on Facebook and a ton of other web sites. It's a challenge from your friends to take an IQ test. Barb Miller from Framingham got caught.
WHAT HAPPENED
"It was a very quick, short quiz," says Barb. And since she took it, she has had nothing but aggravation. This might sound familiar.
She was on Facebook one day and a message popped up. "It was a challenge. It said Dave had taken an IQ test, gotten a score, see if you can beat him," she says. And Barb knows a Dave.
"I'm married to a Dave," she says. You guessed it. The challenge wasn't really from her husband.
"THEN THE CALLS STARTED"
But Barb took the IQ test and entered her cell phone number so they could text her the...
Facebook IQ apps scam