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Cybercriminals value social media accounts more than you may imagine. For 10 accounts that are worth more to online fraudsters than your credit card, tap or click. Because of this, criminals are always coming up with new schemes to steal credentials. This brings up a recent phishing assault on Facebook scam. If you fall for it, you’re giving crooks access to your account.
Continue reading to learn how to safeguard your account and personal data.
Scammers targeting your Facebook credentials
Scammers will go to great lengths to obtain your Facebook login information. They can send harmful messages to your contacts that propagate malware and even commit identity fraud using your login information.
The most recent scam going around, according to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), involves thieves posing as representatives of Facebook. This is how it goes. You’ll get an email telling you that your account has been suspended because you broke a Facebook rule.
The notification continues by informing you that you must click a link in order to appeal and request a review if you believe the violation was an error. Additionally, it can offer you 24 hours to submit the appeal before your Facebook account is completely deactivated.
However, when you click on the email’s link, you are instead sent to a fake website that looks a lot like the Facebook page where you would appeal a rule violation.
You will be required to enter your login email, phone number, name, and other personal information on this page, according to BBB. You will be prompted to confirm your password when you click “Submit.” The information necessary for thieves to access your Facebook account is provided when this is done.
The phishing email is available in several variations. But they all work towards the same end. to obtain your Facebook login information. Don’t be fooled by it!
How to avoid Facebook phishing scams
This con preys on your anxieties. The con artists attempt to persuade you that if you don’t take immediate action, your Facebook account will be permanently lost. Thinking before acting and carefully reading the message are the greatest ways to prevent getting conned. There will very certainly be grammatical and spelling errors.
The BBB offers the following additional tips for avoiding Facebook phishing scams:
- Don’t panic. Always read suspicious emails carefully, looking for signs of a scam, before you act. Remember that scammers love to target social media accounts, so fake alerts aren’t uncommon.
- Verify the claims. Log into your Facebook account directly to verify there is a problem before deciding how to proceed.
- Always log into your account directly. Even if you think an alert is authentic, use your social media app to log in or enter the URL in the browser by typing it, not by clicking on a link sent to you.
- Guard your login credentials carefully. Never enter login information on a third-party website or a page other than the official Facebook website. Never send your login information to someone via email or Facebook Messenger. If you entered your login credentials into a fake form, change your password immediately.
- Report any social media scams you come across to BBB.org/ScamTracker. By letting BBB know about typical scams, you may help others from falling victim to them.This is a way to protect your facebook from scam.
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