{"id":2702,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2702"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Phishing-Scams-Continue-To-Target-Facebook-Page-Owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2702","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Scams Continue To Target Facebook Page Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>According to this seemingly official message, Facebook has reviewed your page activity and determined that you were in violation of Facebook&#8217;s Terms of Use. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The message claims that a warning about the violation was sent to you via email, but you did not respond. Therefore, claims the message, your account might be permanently disabled if you do not click a link to verify the account.<\/p>\n<p>However, the message is fraudulent. It is not a genuine Facebook notification and the claim that your account may be suspended if you don&#8217;t click a verify link is not true.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the message is a typical phishing scam designed to steal your account login details.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam message:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1-266x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8771 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Page Phishing Scam Message\" width=\"800\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1-500x564.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-1-585x660.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>A quite sophisticated phishing attempt<\/h2>\n<p>At first glance, the fake verify link may appear to be a genuine Facebook URL because \u00a0it includes &#8220;facebook.com&#8221;, &#8220;help&#8221; and &#8220;support&#8221; in the web address.  \u00a0You may not notice that there is no forward slash after &#8220;facebook.com&#8221;. And, the \u00a0long strings of numbers in the URL may further obscure the fact that the address does not really open \u00a0Facebook at all.  \u00a0In fact, the domain is registered in Germany and has no connection to Facebook whatsoever.<\/p>\n<p>If you do click the link, you will be taken to a bogus website that may initially appear to be a genuine Facebook \u00a0help page. The fake web page claims that your Page is under review and urges you to click a button to verify your ownership.<\/p>\n<p>The web page includes some general information about copyright along with a list of links to related reports. To further the illusion of legitimacy, some of these links open real help files on the genuine Facebook website.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although it may look legitimate at first glance,  \u00a0the fake web page does not have the search bar and navigation menu that appears on genuine Facebook Help Center pages.<\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the fake web page:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2-300x188.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8774 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Page Phishing Scam \" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2-500x313.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-2-585x366.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you follow the &#8220;continue&#8221; link at the bottom of the page, you will be taken through two forms that ask for details about your Facebook Page along with your account login credentials.<\/p>\n<h2>Screenshots of the fake forms:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,513\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3-300x192.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8775 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Scam Fake Form\" width=\"800\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3-500x321.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-3-585x375.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8776\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,403\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4-300x151.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8776 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook Scam Fake form\" width=\"800\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-4-585x295.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After providing the requested details,  \u00a0a final confirmation message will appear that falsely claims that Facebook will take a look at your review request.  \u00a0After a few seconds, the web page will automatically redirect to the genuine Facebook website.<\/p>\n<h2>A screenshot of the bogus confirmation message:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8777\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,585\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5-300x219.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8777 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5.jpg\" alt=\"Fake Facebook confirmation message\" width=\"800\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5-500x366.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/page-appeal-facebook-phishing-scam-2017-5-585x428.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, online criminals can use the information you provided to hijack your Facebook account and pose as you. They may use your account to perpetrate further scam and spam campaigns that target your Facebook friends and Page followers.<\/p>\n<p>And, they may gather more information about you and your friends from the hijacked account and use it to directly target you in further fraud attempts and to try to steal your identity.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h3>These scams are common on Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Phishing scams like this one regularly target Facebook users.  \u00a0This video from the Hoax-Slayer YouTube channel provides further insight into such scam attacks:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZI1HB-KVRs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scams-continue-to-target-facebook-page-owners\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to this seemingly official message, Facebook has reviewed your page activity and determined that you were in violation of Facebook&#8217;s Terms of Use. \u00a0 The message claims that a warning about the violation was sent to you via email, but you did not respond. Therefore, claims the message, your account might be permanently disabled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hoax-inggris"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}