Comments on: Why Did Facebook Open the Door to Scam Advertisers?

By: MI Resident

MI Resident — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:27:57 +0000

I clicked on one of those IQ Test things. I even put in my phone number. It texted me a pin to put into the website. I then read the terms and conditions so I DIDN’T put the pin number in. I DIDN’T check the “agree to terms and conditions” box and didn’t proceed further. I closed the page.

And yet, they STILL SIGNED ME UP!!! And I don’t know how to end it!

By: florida resident

florida resident — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:46:17 +0000

“Facebook didn’t force anyone to click on the ads.” — There will always be gullible people. Facebook should be ashamed to post these scam ads.

Also obvious is that Facebook is complicit – they either did not check these ads out (failure to perform due diligence) -or- they did check them out and decided to allow the fraud.

By: jonathan

jonathan — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:42:20 +0000

For years now I’ve been ranting about the poor quality of the ads on FB. They know tons about not only every every user, but who all their friends are, and what they like. They should be doing MUCH better.

I get both gay and straight dating ads at the same time. (I’m straight.) Now I’m getting Russian mail order bride ads. That’s spam territory. What’s next? “heRbaL V1agr@” ? Recently I got served one of the crappy IQ ads that read “Results can be scray” S-C-R-A-Y? WTF?

They suck so hard,.

By: Genine

Genine — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:21:17 +0000

Last time I checked, Facebook didn’t force anyone to click on the ads. No website does. So, why exactly should we expect Facebook to do anything about them? That’s like complaining to television networks about commercials. If you don’t like the ad, don’t buy the product. And, if you choose to click on the ad, do some due diligence before you go spending your money.

People have gotten so lazy now, sheesh. -Mind you, I’m only 24 yrs old.-

By: Facebook’s Get-Rich-Quick Scheme [Facebook] « All Hell Hollywood

Facebook’s Get-Rich-Quick Scheme [Facebook] « All Hell Hollywood — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:05:21 +0000

[...] If only that were true. As the Morning Herald found, the same ads keep appearing. According to Online Scams Exposed, a blog devoted to ferreting out fraudulent ads, the reason why they’re showing up is a deliberate policy shift by Facebook. [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:54:13 +0000

“Are they that far behind MySpace in advertising revenue that they need to stoop this far?”

Yes.

By: SJ

SJ — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:44:47 +0000

There are ads on Facebook? Who knew?

By: tex

tex — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:15:54 +0000

this ad just just feeds the “I’m gonna get PAID!” mentality that the minorities and other ‘suckers’ had when they voted for Obama… yeah, keep watching that mailbox…heheh

By: Micah

Micah — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:23:16 +0000

Here’s my favorite so far: http://twitpic.com/1cwvf

By: Carolyn Hasenfratz

Carolyn Hasenfratz — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 13:24:04 +0000

Ads like these are going to turn off legitimate advertisers. I would never want my company to be viewed as of the same caliber of most of the Facebook ads I’m seeing.