Chances are you’ve already witnessed the latest scam to hit Facebook, claiming that you can now play the extremely popular Mario Kart video game on Facebook.According to the share counter on the scam page, over 235,000 Facebook users have already helped the scam thrive by sharing it with their friends via Wall posts and direct messages. That number continues to grow by the second as more people are exposed to it.
If you see this message in your Facebook news feed or message inbox, mark it as spam and avoid clicking on the link:
Play Mario Kart on Facebook!
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Play Mario Kart on Facebook with your Friends! Join the multiplayer mayhem NOW! Click here to play
Once you click on the link, you will be taken to a page that [supposedly] offers to start playing Mario Kart and be a pal by sharing the link with your friends so they can join in on the fun:
Contrary to the sales pitch, the only thing you’ll be playing after you hit that ‘Play Now’ button is a guessing game on whether or not the scammer will use the information you hand over in their surveys to commit identity theft or if they’re just after the traffic and commission they get from you completing it.
If you’re itching to get your Mario Kart fix, then it’s best that you break out the Nintendo console and steer clear of the Mario Kart Facebook scam.
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