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Facebook users 'trolled' by World Cup mischief maker.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| July 12, 2010 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Facebook users were warned to be on their guard against scammers today after it emerged that 150,000 people were taken in by a Facebook FIFA World Cup 2010 group on the site which was set up by an online mischief-maker, or 'troll'.

The user set up the group at the beginning of the tournament, facilitating numerous discussions throughout the month-long event which attracted a large following, and chose the final whistle of the World Cup final to spring his surprise.

"Well, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is over and thank f**k for that, because I F***ING HATE FOOTBALL," …

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