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Fans of the "Twilight" movies are falling prey to a scam that can end up hijacking their accounts and sending the scam on to unsuspecting friends.

Facebook updates are circulating that look like promotions of a game related to the upcoming teen vampire movie, "Twilight Breaking Dawn," according to this Sophos blog post.

The link leads to what looks like a Facebook page with a "play now" button that when clicked surreptitiously "likes" the link and spreads it on a visitor's Facebook account.

It doesn't stop there. A dialog box pops up asking for permission for a third-party application to access the victim's Facebook account to post messages and photos, Sophos said. And then the victim is asked to fill out a survey to "verify" their account. The scammer makes money off every survey completed. (This Sophos video shows how to clean up a computer after being scammed.)

It's unclear how widespread the scam is as a Facebook spokesman said the company does not comment on the volume of attacks or specific cases. However, he did tell CNET in an e-mail that: "We are currently tracking this scam and are working to shut down the spammy vectors + remediate any users who have been affected."

Facebook also offers these tips on its Security page:

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