On Facebook Spam, here’s how it works

Social networking spam is spam directed specifically at users of internet social networking services such as Facebook, Pinterest, LinkedIn, or MySpace. Experts estimate that as many as 40% of social network accounts are used for spam.

Spamming, has been with us since the birth of Internet. It started with Email spamming and the introduction of Social media has made matters worse, As people can use Pages and Groups to send bulk messages to fans/members.