Screenshot Facebook Messenger with fraudulent message
Screenshot Facebook Messenger with fraudulent message

This scam is not new. Whether the messenger message announces that it is a picture or a video - supposedly of yourself - you should never, never, ever click on this link.

“But wait a minute, I received a message from a friend that nothing is going to happen...” – YES! Hands off!

What if you click the link in Messenger?

In this case, we were directed to a page that was modeled after the Facebook login. Modeled after? Yes. Because take a look at the link. Also, a Facebook login page would not say “Did you forget your account?” but “Forgot your password?”

Screenshot of fake Facebook login page
Screenshot of fake Facebook login page

“Aha, so if I want to know what picture it’s about, I have to log in to Facebook.”
And again: NO-NO! You are already logged in! And it's enough to have opened the link carelessly anyway. But well, nothing has happened so far. However, if you enter your Facebook login details now, someone will be happy. Someone you don't know. None of your friends. Not even the one from whom you received this message. Because: At the other end there are fraudsters who are happy about the free delivery of your Facebook login data.

And then? Then the cycle takes its course. Because this message didn't reach you by chance. Someone has already clicked on the link and “generously given away” their data.

It's always the same process

If you enter your access data, you will restart the already active circuit. The message with the alleged picture is sent to the entire friends list, and here too there may be “victims” who cannot resist their first impulse, click on the link in the message and dutifully enter their access data.

"I got hacked!"

Facebook users who have been made aware of the news often respond by posting that their Facebook profile has been hacked. – Assuming they can still access their Facebook account.

And no, in such a case you were not hacked. You yourself were a bit hasty, curious, frightened, thoughtless, naive, ... - unfortunately there are countless reasons why you would hastily click on this link and then enter your login details.

So you don't get hacked, but you voluntarily give up access to your Facebook account to criminals who use this scam to get a lot of access data.

What if you have entered the data?
(I'm asking for a friend 😉 )

  1. Change your Facebook account password immediately!
  2. Check whether the correct email address is stored in the Facebook account.
  3. Inform your friends list about the mishap.
  4. Scan your computer for malware.
  5. 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.

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