And when a writeup starts with that as an opener, you know you�ve got problems.
This is a facebook page, with a rather happy cow on it:
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The cow is happy because it knows people like to click on things. In fact, they just can�t help themselves. 31,769 have clicked the �Like� button for this, and that doesn�t appear to be automated � after jumping through hoops, my test account hasn�t given this the �Thumbs up� so it seems like they�re just hitting �Like� because they like being scammed.
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If you want to �Adopt the secret cow�, you�ll have to move fast � you only have 1 hour and 18 minutes before the offer expires! Or at least, you would if it wasn�t a static image that is absolutely without any sort of timer. There�s also a mention of a FarmVille Game Bar underneath, but that doesn�t put in an appearance. Click the box, and�
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Yes, you�re going to have to spam them with this in order to get your Secret Cow. Click the �Skip� button, and you�ll see a popup like this one:
Oh no! You�ll never get the ultra rare secret cow! A spamming we will go, then. Can you guess the reward for shunting the below spam to all and sundry?
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Of course you can. It�s one of these things:
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Spamtacular.
In the time it took me to put this writeup together, the amount of �Likes� has risen from 31,769 to 32,215 � an increase of 446 people in around 20 minutes. I wonder how many have realised the horrible secret of the secret cow:
It doesn�t exist. Sorry, kids.
Christopher Boyd
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