{"id":2010,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2010"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"How-to-Recognise-and-Avoid-Facebook-Phishing-Scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"How to Recognise and Avoid Facebook Phishing Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Online criminals use a variety of methods to target Facebook users. These include Facebook cloning<\/a>, like-farming<\/a>, and survey scams<\/a>. But, Facebook phishing scams are the most dangerous and potentially damaging of these.<\/p>\n

Why? Because, unlike cloning and fake prize scams, phishing allows criminals to actually take control of your account and use it as they see fit.<\/p>\n

Facebook \u00a0phishing scammers want your personal and financial information. They want the login credentials for your Facebook and email accounts. They want your credit card numbers. They want to \u00a0steal your identity.<\/p>\n

Below I discuss the most common tactics that Facebook scammers use to steal your account login details and other personal and financial information. I then discuss ways of recognizing Facebook phishing scam attempts and include links to a number of examples of such scams.<\/p>\n

Set aside a few minutes to go through this report and you will come away well equipped to protect yourself from Facebook phishing scammers. You’ll also be in a position to help your Facebook friends avoid being scammed by letting them know how such scammers operate.<\/p>\n

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Fake Facebook Security Notifications<\/h2>\n
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One very common way that online criminals attempt to hijack your account is by sending you fake messages that claim that your Facebook account is about to be disabled or suspended.<\/p>\n

The messages, which may arrive via Facebook’s internal messaging system or via email, appear to originate from official entities such as “Facebook Security”, “Facebook Admin”, or the “Facebook Ads Team”. Typically, the messages warn that your account has been reported by other users or is in violation of Facebook’s Terms of Service and is therefore about to be closed or suspended. But, claim the messages, you can avoid the pending account closure by clicking a link to “confirm” or “verify” your account.<\/p>\n

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If you do click the link, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that has been built to look like it \u00a0is part of Facebook. Once on the fake page, you will be asked to log in with your Facebook account email address and password.<\/p>\n

In many cases, you will then be taken to further fake forms that ask for your email account password, your credit card details, and a lot of other personal information. After submitting all of the requested information, you may receive a final message claiming that you have successfully avoided the account suspension or closure. \u00a0<\/p>\n