Possible Twitter Phishing Scheme - twitrep.ly

Earlier today I was notified by Twitter that I had a new follower to my account ( http://twitter.com/nemrel/ ). I went to my new followers Twitter user-page and immediately my internet common sense started tingling. The basics of this new site is that you sign-up at their website and Tweet interesting and original questions. Other users answer your questions.

Now where the trouble comes into play is that http://twitrep.ly is virtually unheard of in the social networking scene. Secondly the website asks for your Twitter username and password in order to keep track of the questions you ask through their website. That's a BIG no-no with your internet accounts. NEVER GIVE A THIRD PARTY SITE YOUR PASSWORD! The exception to the rule are websites or services that you can trust. You can find out if you can trust a website with your user details by doing a simple Google search. A great website for learning about the recent and current social media buzz is Mashable.com.

A new service is coming from Google and it is creating a huge buzz. It's been a trending topic for Twitter for the past couple of weeks. It's called Google Wave and participation is only available through invites. Right now the demand is huge for Google Wave invites. So twitrep.ly has an offer that seems to good to be true. Sign-up at their website. Send a question to your Twitter account via twitrep.ly and if your question gets 5 or more comments/answers you are placed in a pool to possibly get a Google Wave invite.

Don't let your desire of a Google Wave invite allow you to give over your Twitter account password.