"What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on out there?"
In This post, the author cites statistics surrounding the percentage of scams on Facebook that hit mobile users. Approximately 24% of the hits to scam web pages came from mobile devices, e.g. Windows mobile phones, iPhones, Blackberrys, etc.. Unfortunately, scammers targeting mobile users will only increase as the number of people "going mobile" is increasing. Actually, it's not the "going mobile" aspect as much as it is the smart/droid/i phone aspect. More and more users are discovering the cool things that these powerful hand-held devices can do.
What's the fix? It's a simple one. Don't click on any links on your mobile device, which is easier said than done. It's very easy to hide a scam web page inside a HTML link that is legitimate. Here's an example:
I can say that I'm sending you to Google, but if you actually click on the link, it will take you to Microsoft's home page.
