[METHOD] TRICK FACEBOOK and become a true Facebook Ninja!

You could also just post a URL to a domain you control, post it to Facebook, then redirect the domain URL to wherever you want users to go to. As long as you post it on Facebook before the redirect, the preview will show the page, but users will be taken elsewhere. You could even redirect the domain to a site you don't control, post to Facebook, and then change the redirect to your landing page to control the preview.

I'm not a big fan of meta or javascript redirects, so I would do the redirect with htaccess that way I guarantee users are travelling with the redirect - since meta/javascript can be blocked.
 
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Seems like a good method to use. Do you know how many have already tried it?
 
Hi guys,
I would like to use this method, but I cannot seem to put FB opengraph to work. I made a lol.htm file which included

Code: 
<html prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
<head>
<meta property="og:url" content="http://url-for-facebook-preview.com/" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Title" />
<meta property="og:type" content="video.movie" />
<meta property="og:image" content="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/rock.jpg" />
<meta property="og:description"    content="blablallsdladlasl" />
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "http://affiliate-link-or-landing-page.com";</script>
</head>
</html>


but when I check this lol.htm file on debugger it always says:

WarningObject at URL 'http://xxxxx/lol.htm' of type 'website' is invalid because a required property 'og:title' of type 'string' was not provided.



Does anybody know where the problem is? btw the javascript works, it redirects to different website but facebook preview doesnt work it just look totally plain without any image and so..
thank you
 
Will it be a problem if i'll use a simple redirector ?
Example:
i have a blogger site with a custom domain , and i put on that site practically nothing, then i put in the head section of the HTML edit the redirect code wich will redirect the user to the direct offer.

will facebook detect the direct offer if i redirect it through a custom domain and a cms ?
 
urfather said:
Hi guys,
I would like to use this method, but I cannot seem to put FB opengraph to work. I made a lol.htm file which included

Code: 
<html prefix="og: //ogp.me/ns#">
<head>
<meta property="og:url" content="//url-for-facebook-preview.com/" />
<meta property="og:title" content="Title" />
<meta property="og:type" content="video.movie" />
<meta property="og:image" content="//ia.media-imdb.com/images/rock.jpg" />
<meta property="og:description"    content="blablallsdladlasl" />
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "//affiliate-link-or-landing-page.com";</script>
</head>
</html>


but when I check this lol.htm file on debugger it always says:

WarningObject at URL '//xxxxx/lol.htm' of type 'website' is invalid because a required property 'og:title' of type 'string' was not provided.



Does anybody know where the problem is? btw the javascript works, it redirects to different website but facebook preview doesnt work it just look totally plain without any image and so..
thank you
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Try using a valid domain in og:url content.
Actually, the og:url property tells the FB scraper "ignore anything on this page, and scrape this url instead". So if the domain you are targeting has already a og:title, og:image or any property declared, it will overwrite the ones declared by you.
 
Great method OP, Thanks :) ... what happens if someone complains to Facebook?
 
n3wb1e said:
looks like it got patched already...

lol
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I agree. From my experience anyways.

Nonetheless, the redirection still works but you can no longer "fake" the url preview.

Cheers to the OP for sharing it though.
 
n3wb1e said:
looks like it got patched already...

lol
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assoumahmad said:
Can anyone confirm if this has been patched already? ^
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Paper-Boy said:
I agree. From my experience anyways.

Nonetheless, the redirection still works but you can no longer "fake" the url preview.

Cheers to the OP for sharing it though.
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Guys, this still works! How hard is it to create a HTML file, copy paste the code from the OP, change 2 lines of code and upload it to your server really? It literally took me 2 min to provide you with a live working URL (just for testing), keep reading below:

1. Go to this URL: www.inf440.byethost7.com (make sure you have JavaScript enabled)
2. The index.html file uploaded in the server has this code: (the SAME code as in the OP)

Code: 
<html prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
<head>
<meta property="og:url" content="http://blackhatworld.com/" />
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "http://google.com";</script>
</head>
</html>

3. In theory, when sharing on Facebook, the preview should be that of BHW, but when clicked it redirects to Google.
4. In practice, it's the same as in theory (no shit right?). Here is a screenshot of the URL shared in one of the fake profiles I own:

Code: 
i.imgur.com/eQ3hq1Y.png

If you don't believe me, try sharing the above URL in your own profiles. It will always be live don't worry, as this is a free server I use only for testing and shit.

One reason I think this is not working for any of you guys is because perhaps the URL you are trying to scrape OG properties has been banned from FB. So try another one. Also, as another member said above, when providing the "og:url" property, all of your other properties declared after that will be OVERWRITTEN by the properties that the URL currently has (if it has).

Another TIP: Make a .htaccess redirect as well except the JavaScript one in the code, because those users that have JS disabled will NOT get redirected as it's browser-side controlled, while the .htaccess happens server-side. Here is the code of a .htaccess redirect:

Code: 
//Rewrite to www
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^google.com[nc]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.google.com/$1 [r=301,nc]
 

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THUNDERELVI said:
Guys, this still works! How hard is it to create a HTML file, copy paste the code from the OP, change 2 lines of code and upload it to your server really? It literally took me 2 min to provide you with a live working URL (just for testing), keep reading below:

1. Go to this URL: www.inf440.byethost7.com (make sure you have JavaScript enabled)
2. The index.html file uploaded in the server has this code: (the SAME code as in the OP)

Code: 
<html prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
<head>
<meta property="og:url" content="http://blackhatworld.com/" />
<script type="text/javascript">window.location = "http://google.com";</script>
</head>
</html>

3. In theory, when sharing on Facebook, the preview should be that of BHW, but when clicked it redirects to Google.
4. In practice, it's the same as in theory (no shit right?). Here is a screenshot of the URL shared in one of the fake profiles I own:

Code: 
i.imgur.com/eQ3hq1Y.png

If you don't believe me, try sharing the above URL in your own profiles. It will always be live don't worry, as this is a free server I use only for testing and shit.

One reason I think this is not working for any of you guys is because perhaps the URL you are trying to scrape OG properties has been banned from FB. So try another one. Also, as another member said above, when providing the "og:url" property, all of your other properties declared after that will be OVERWRITTEN by the properties that the URL currently has (if it has).

Another TIP: Make a .htaccess redirect as well except the JavaScript one in the code, because those users that have JS disabled will NOT get redirected as it's browser-side controlled, while the .htaccess happens server-side. Here is the code of a .htaccess redirect:

Code: 
//Rewrite to www
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^google.com[nc]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.google.com/$1 [r=301,nc]
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Thanx for deep description and showing that it works
 
I meant to say the image/fake share url doesn't work anymore...

i found this little trick where I make it look like I am sharing a GOOGLE.COM or FACEBOOK.COM and actually was sharing my own URL.
 
n3wb1e said:
I meant to say the image/fake share url doesn't work anymore...

i found this little trick where I make it look like I am sharing a GOOGLE.COM or FACEBOOK.COM and actually was sharing my own URL.
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Yes it looks like this method doesn't work anymore...
 
THUNDERELVI said:
I hope all the "how do I post same link in groups without getting banned" posts stop popping up now. This is exactly how I spam on a mass scale while only rotating a few domains and not getting my domains banned from Facebook.
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Ok! The method really works and helps to create nice looking clickable posts. But I really didn`t get the point about how exactly does this method help not to get banned by FB, as THUNDERELVI mentioned???
I mean it helps to hide the afflink and that`s it! I really doubt FB doesn`t see your own domain covered by shorten link, where the HTML file is placed. The shorten URL, the domain you own and so called "faked site shown in your posts" need to be changed after every 3-4 hundred posts made. Cause even if you post 10 hundred times a text with the "googleDOTcom" URL, for example, you`ll get banned by FB for spamming the same text with the same link! Or am I wrong?
For those who doesn`t bother about the beauty of the post and can decorate it with pictures I suggest using ClickMeter - makes shorten URLs and has a function of masking you destination links, and many other features (stats, etc).
 
Hell guys, if somebody interested into funding FB method. Just PM :). Its just for those who doing high volume and black hat.
 
Hey is anyone still doing this? I have been doing this method for quite some time and as of yesterday it no longer works for me.

What I usually do is switch between 20 different accounts and post to 10-15 groups per account. I have 20 .info domains that I setup with this process and 100 facebook accounts that I switch through.

Today I have lost 5 of my domains and I am using 20 new accounts well not new I have never posted in groups with these. they are about 3 months old now my first post per each account works perfect then after that I get the message from facebook stating my url is unsafe. and it has banned 5 urls just today.

I use a url shortener as well. If anyone else is having the same problem wth this not working anymore please let me know. Or if anyone is still using this method and it is working please let me know

Thanks guys!
 
Used to use a similar technique back when I was doing CPA on Instagram.

Instagram is very strict with URL shorteners and etc. So I made a free page on Blogger and edited the HTML to do the exact same thing and redirect to my CPA offers.

Good stuff man.
 
Thanks OP and everyone for this thread, I have tried using this script to redirect to my site since I don't have money to pay for domains yet, when I post the URL of the blogger site I used in my wall the script works really well but when I try posting on any group all I get is the same blogger URL I posted, it doesn't scrape the post on the site.
Does it mean the script no longer work?
 
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