{"id":1395,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Facebook-'Misuse-of-Your-Account'-Phishing-Scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"Facebook &#8216;Misuse of Your Account&#8217; Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Outline:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWarning sent via Facebook&#8217;s messaging system claims that there have been reports from other users about the misuse of your Facebook account and your account will therefore \u00a0be deactivated if you do not click \u00a0a link to confirm your details.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Brief Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe email is a phishing scam sent via a compromised Facebook account. The scam is designed to trick \u00a0you into giving \u00a0your Facebook account email address and password, your credit card details, and other \u00a0sensitive personal information to cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Example:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00ef\u00bc\u00b7\u00ef\u00bc\u00a1\u00ef\u00bc\u00b2\u00ef\u00bc\u00ae\u00ef\u00bc\u00a9\u00ef\u00bc\u00ae\u00ef\u00bc\u00a7<br \/>\nOur system has received the reports from the other users about the misuse of your account and that may cause your account will be deactivated.<br \/>\nThe user gets this warning because misusing one of our features.<br \/>\nTo confirm your account, please visit:<br \/>\n[Link removed]<br \/>\nIf you do not confirm, your account is automatically deactivated permanently.<br \/>\nThanks,<br \/>\nThe Facebook Ads Team<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-1148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-misuse-of-your-account-phishing-scam\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,443\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1-300x166.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1148\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1.jpg\" alt=\"Facebook misuse of account phishing scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/facebook-misuse-acount-phishing-scam-1-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Detailed Analysis:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAccording to this &#8216;warning message&#8217;, which purports to come from the Facebook Ads Team and is sent via Facebook&#8217;s own messaging system, there have been reports from other users about the misuse of your account. Because of these misuse reports, claims the message, you account will be deactivated unless you click an account recovery link and confirm your details.<\/p>\n<p>However, the message is certainly not an official Facebook warning and it was not sent by the Facebook Ads Team or any other Facebook admin staff member.  \u00a0Instead, the message is a phishing scam designed to steal your Facebook account login details.<\/p>\n<p>If you click the &#8216;account recovery&#8217; link in the message, you will be taken to a fake Facebook login page and asked \u00a0to enter your account email address and password. Once you have supplied your login information, you will be taken \u00a0to a second page that asks for your webmail address and password, your birthday and location, your phone number, and a security question and answer.<\/p>\n<p>Via the \u00a0next \u00a0fake form, you will be asked to submit all of your credit card details and your full address.  \u00a0After you click \u00a0the \u00a0final submit button, all of your information can be collected by criminals who will use it to commit credit card fraud \u00a0in your name and attempt to steal your identity.<\/p>\n<p>The criminals can also hijack your webmail account and use it to launch further \u00a0scam and spam campaigns in your name.<\/p>\n<p>And, since the criminals now have your Facebook login details, they can now take over your account and lock you out. Once they gain access to your account, they can \u00a0use it to send scam messages just like the one above to all of your Facebook friends.<\/p>\n<p>This type of Facebook <a title=\"Your Account Will Disable' Facebook Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/your-account-will-disable-facebook-phishing-scam\/\">phishing attack<\/a> is very common and there have been <a title=\"Phishing Scam - 'Account Reported for Annoying and Insulting Facebook Users'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-reported-annoying-insulting-phishing.shtml\">many versions<\/a> in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Be very wary of any email, Facebook message, Facebook post or Facebook Page that claims that your account will be disabled if you do not click a link and confirm or update your details. Many of the messages claim to be from an official Facebook entity such as Facebook Security, Facebook Admin, or the Facebook Ads Team. Keep in mind that Facebook will never send you a message that \u00a0threatens account deactivation if you do not click a link and supply personal information.<\/p>\n<p>If Facebook requires \u00a0information from you or needs you to deal with an account issue, you will most likely be informed of this after you login to your account. Always login to your Facebook account by entering the address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via a legitimate Facebook app.<\/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 class=\"date\">Last updated: March 11, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: March 11, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Your Account Will Disable' Facebook Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/your-account-will-disable-facebook-phishing-scam\/\">Your Account Will Disable&#8217; Facebook Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing Scam - 'Account Reported for Annoying and Insulting Facebook Users'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/facebook-reported-annoying-insulting-phishing.shtml\">Phishing Scam &#8211; &#8216;Account Reported for Annoying and Insulting Facebook Users&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Facebook Team Security Phishing Scam - 'Last Warning - Your Account Will Be Disabled'\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/last-warning-disabled-facebook-phishing.shtml\">Facebook Team Security Phishing Scam &#8211; &#8216;Last Warning &#8211; Your Account Will Be Disabled&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Primary Matched Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"2703041438\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-misuse-of-your-account-phishing-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/facebook-misuse-of-your-account-phishing-scam\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outline: Warning sent via Facebook&#8217;s messaging system claims that there have been reports from other users about the misuse of your Facebook account and your account will therefore \u00a0be deactivated if you do not click \u00a0a link to confirm your details. Brief Analysis: The email is a phishing scam sent via a compromised Facebook account. 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