In Pictures: 15 social media scams

From Facebook phishing lures to Twitter and Tumblr hoaxes, here are 15 scams to watch out for on social networking sites.

Twitter direct messages with bad links

Also seen on Facebook walls, these messages will ask luring questions like “Is this you in this video?” and then send you to a malicious link that never shows you a video but instead downloads malware onto your computer.

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