Scammers pose as Facebook friends and want to know the victim's cell phone number in order to take money out of their pockets.
A request from a supposed Facebook friend leads to a trap
“Please give me your cell phone number” – this is how fraudsters try to get money from Facebook users.
Behind the supposed Facebook friend is a fraudster who has previously copied or compromised the profile.
We received the following request from a user:
Hello everyone, I am currently receiving exactly the same message from various friends on my list that I should send them my cell phone number, where I have now found out that these Facebook accounts have been hacked in order to get to the phone number, where a code is sent via SMS to a friend Unfortunately I did this and had a bill of €48. Is this a new scam at the moment?

The fact check
The scam is not new, but it is still current. ( we reported )
use copied Facebook profiles to try to get users’ money. They pretend to be friends or acquaintances and ask for the cell phone number - because they know each other. Another variant is that the profile has been compromised. This means that cyber criminals have obtained your login data, for example through a fake competition or a phishing trap with a fake login mask.
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Anyone who complies with the request for a telephone number will quickly receive an SMS with a code . If the victim now transmits the combination of numbers to the supposed friend, it will be expensive, as described by the user above.
It is a payment code - a TAN - for digital purchases on the Internet. The amount will be deducted from the number owner's next cell phone bill.
Conclusion:
Never give out more information about yourself on the Internet than is absolutely necessary and, above all, be extremely stingy with your login details and passwords.
Even with double friend requests, the question always arises: Is there a scammer behind this? The best thing to do is ask your friend directly and whether he really sent you a new request. Preferably face to face. In most cases, the acquaintance or friend does not even know that their identity has been stolen.
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If anyone asks you to confirm or return codes via SMS or text message - don't do that!
And last but not least: report such fraud to the police.
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