One impulse that many Internet users cannot suppress is curiosity. This is not only how clickbait pages work, which entice people with sensational preview images and headlines, but also this variant, which reaches users via Facebook Messenger: “Look who died” or “look who just died…”
These are the following messenger messages:
This nasty scam is also circulating in this version, we reported about it here :
What can happen
If you're curious, you click or tap on it anyway. After all, the link seems to come from a trustworthy person, right? The scammers have different approaches, which is why the following can happen:
- You come to a page with a video, but you supposedly have to install a browser plugin to see it. However, this plugin intercepts the login data for Facebook and you can never see a video
- You are taken to a replica Facebook page where you have to enter your login details to see the video. Of course no video appears, but the scammers now have the login details
- You catch a Trojan.
What to do if you are affected?
- Change your Facebook account password immediately
- Check whether the correct email address is stored in the Facebook account.
- Inform your friends list about the mishap.
- Scan your computer for malware.
- If necessary, remove all harmful browser extensions in the browser and check whether there are any other extensions/add-ons in the browser that you have not installed or that you are not aware of.
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.
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