Facebook Accounts from Scammers

Here are the top tips for Staying Secure on Facebook provided by the Facebook Security team -

• Only Friend people you know.
• Create a good password and use it only for Facebook. Don’t share it with anyone and change it on a regular basis.
• Share your personal information only with people and companies that need it.
• Log into Facebook only ONCE each session. If it looks like Facebook is asking you to log in a second time, skip the links and directly type www.facebook.com into your browser address bar.
• Log out of Facebook after using someone else’s computer.
• Use secure browsing whenever possible.
• Only download Apps from sites you trust.
• Don’t paste script (code) in your browser address bar.
• Use browser add-ons like Web of Trust and Firefox’s NoScript to keep your account from being hijacked.
• Beware of “goofy” posts from anyone—even Friends. If it looks like something your Friend wouldn’t post, don’t click on it.
• Scammers might hack your Friends’ accounts and send links from their accounts. Beware of enticing links coming from your Friends.

The document is a Creative Commons licensing,  and is available for free! You can download your copy from the Facebook Security Page.
Additionally, the document elucidates how to avoid scammers, and configure advanced security features, like HTTPS encryption, one-time passwords, log-in notifications and recovering a hacked account. It is a must read to every user on Facebook. Especially the ones who are always tricked by scammers.
However, I wonder if this would stop users from clicking/spreading scam messages. I personally feel that Facebook needs to come with a strong way on how they themselves can prevent scams from spreading, rather than educating users with tips and relying on them to put an end to scam messages.