Mafia Wars has millions of players online everyday from Facebook, Myspace, and other social networks. As the numbers increase every now and then, the arrival of hackers, spammers, and plain old shysters occurs as well. Well, have you been bombarded with emails, instant messages, and group suggestions to groups or sites that offer free Godfather points?

Many groups start with a powerful name that will entice the average player into joining. They will then list the steps for you.

1. Join the Group
2. Click on "Invite People to Join"
3. Select all of your friends
4. Click on "Send Invitation"
5. See below for this step.

The last step is where the groups vary.

If you are prompt to visit a website that is totally outside of your social network, you should really be caution about it. This is because when you visit a website outside the network, you may be entering a realm where your computer is exposed to virus, malware, keyloggers, or any other dangerous softwares.

In some cases, they might offer you $1 for each member you recommend, however, the condition is that you'll have to provide them your paypal or email address. This is a common trap being laid. The main objective of these people is to acquire your email and with this, they can sell it for $5-$10 to list builders. Imagine groups with huge email lists containing hundreds of thousand s of member.

When you come across free offers for Godfather points, it is simply too good to be true because it is exactly that. And Godfather points are how Zynga earns money, therefore, it is a common sense that they will guard them very closely. The chances that it can be "given" is simply slim and none.

Well, that doesn't mean there is no alternative to find Mafia Wars cheats, tips and secrets. You can always join newsletter or forum, and these people are a very good bunch. They are a professional and trustworthy crowd I can say. Also, there are some credible guides out there on Mafia Wars cheats, secrets and useful tips. They are very much safer and useful.