The scammers are at it, as expected. There is now a Facebook phishing message that invites users to click a link and see an "exclusive" video of Robin Williams saying goodbye through his cell phone. Of course there is no video, and the link leads to a bogus BBC news page which tries to trick you into clicking on other links that lead to scam online surveys.
The surveys will try to get you to provide your personal information or sign up to extremely expensive SMS 'services'. The information you provide will be shared with unscrupulous Internet marketers and may later be used to inundate you with unwanted phone calls, emails, and junk mail.
And, no matter how many surveys you fill in, you will never get to see the promised goodbye video, which never existed to begin with. Some versions of the scam may also try to trick you into downloading malicious toolbars or plugins. The message is: Think Before You Click! Scammers use celebrity deaths all the time.
