The claim

Supposedly “Facebook” uses a “mark” to inform you that your page has been reported to Facebook for “fraud and lies”. To avoid having your account blocked, you have to follow a link.

Our conclusion

Criminals use this scam to try to gain access to Facebook accounts.

We are currently receiving reports from Facebook users that their Facebook page, of which they are an administrator, has been “marked”. The notice states that your page has been reported to Facebook for fraud. To avoid account suspension, they must follow a link.

The status post/tag states (translated by Facebook):


“Your page has been reported by others for lying or fraud, to prevent this we need to verify your account.
Please confirm repairing your Facebook account. Follow the link below: >> [Link removed by us]
If you do not confirm, our system will automatically block your Facebook account and you will no longer be able to use it.
Thank you for helping to improve our services. Social Enterprise Facebook
Thank You,
Facebook Fans Page
Security Team
Copyright in the USA 2022″


The status amounts always look a little different. Here are some recent screenshots we received from our community:

Screenshot: Facebook
Screenshot: Facebook

At the bottom of the posting you can see a lot of “pages” that were marked by the scammers. Through these markings, the mentioned page receives a notification about it.

For users who are informed in their Facebook notifications that they have been mentioned by “Facebook”, it is a shock at first and it is precisely this moment of shock that the fraudsters take advantage of.

The respective user is redirected to the above status post and, in the worst case, they follow the instructions. And many users do this too, because who wants to be blocked from Facebook?

If you follow the link provided, you can lose your Facebook profile and the page(s) and group(s) associated with it.

This happens when you enter your login details on the fake Facebook login page. This is NOT a Facebook login page, but was created by scammers to make victims feel like they are still on Facebook.

Screenshot: Facebook

Summary:

  • Scammers create one or more pages with page names that at first sound like Facebook.
  • They use the initials of Facebook (fb) or the “F” Facebook logo itself as their profile picture. This gives the page mentioned an official character.
  • In the next step, you search through Facebook profiles and/or Facebook pages and mark them with your name.
  • From the moment the profile or page mentioned is marked, a notification is displayed and unfortunately often follows these instructions, as described above.
  • In the past, however, personal messages have been sent via messenger or you have been tagged directly in a photo. No matter how these scammers contact you as a user - under no circumstances follow this link or do NOT enter your data!

Fell into the trap?

If, despite all caution, you fall victim to a phishing attack, it is first important to keep an overview. In this case, change your Facebook access data immediately and, when asked, log out all of your devices from Facebook and follow Facebook's instructions!

1. I think my Facebook account has been hacked or is being used by someone without my consent
2. I think my boyfriend/girlfriend's Facebook account has been hacked.

-Note on your own behalf-

Facebook? Finally do your JOB!

This scam is not new and we ourselves have been reporting on this scam for over 10 years. What we no longer want to see at this point is that such pages are repeatedly reported directly to Facebook, but after MONTHS they have still not been blocked by Facebook, even though this fraud is more than clearly evident.

We find it strange that, on the one hand, Facebook allows such scams to get away with, but on the other hand, Facebook users are warned when they use our reports to refer to such scams within Facebook (with our link from our site here) and want to warn others about them. 

Here is an example of a warning from Facebook to a user who wanted to leave a fact check from us in a comment.

MIMIKAMA
Screenshot: Facebook

After 11 years of Mimikama, we can still see the same scams on Facebook. Even after countless reports of fraud sites, Facebook is unable to delete them and is essentially letting its users fall into the open.

But it is not the first observation we have made here. This also applies to so-called ProfilViewers and other fraudulent posts on Facebook, which, among other things, are purchased by fraudsters disguised as advertising (sponsored posts). ( We reported on a case here )

Facebook is not allowed to control such advertising purchases and, after 11 years of experience, it appears that this is what the whistleblower and ex-employee Frances Haugen testified before Congress just last year ( we reported here )

“I've seen Facebook repeatedly find itself in conflict between its own profits and our security. Facebook always resolved these conflicts in favor of its own profits…”


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