Free City Cash scam spreads on Facebook. A new survey scam is rapidly propagating on Facebook by promising users free virtual currency for use in Zynga’s latest hit game CityVille. "Woohoo! Thanks CityVille I got my 1,000 City Cash! http[colon]//apps[dot]facebook[dot]com/[censored]" or "CityVille is giving 1,000 City Cash for a limited time only! Grab Yours Now! http[colon]//apps[dot]facebook[dot]com/[censored]," the messages promoting this scam read. City Cash is one of several in-game currencies which can be used to build special buildings, expand the city’s land, and perform other actions. City Cash can be either earned or bought with real money. However, this is nothing more than one of the many rogue application-based survey scams that have plagued Facebook for the past half year. Opening the spammed links takes users to a well-designed page bearing the CityVille logo, but clicking on the button to claim the alleged prize prompts a permissions request dialog from an app called "Giveaway Promo." The application wants access to users’ profile information and to post on their walls in order to spam their friends.
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