In a recent phishing email, fraudsters pose as “Meta for business”. The aim of the scam is to get the respective Facebook password and data from existing Facebook accounts. It is this email:
The content of the email as verbatim:
“Your ad has been approved
Hello, Your ad has been approved and should start showing results soon. Click View Ad below to manage it or see how it’s performing.”
Translated means:
“Your ad has been accepted
Hello, your ad has been approved and should appear soon. To manage the ad or check its status, click View Ad below.”
If you now click on “Watch ad”, you will end up on a fake login page from Facebook (Meta)
If you look at the URL (citofarma.com.br…), you can actually recognize the fraud immediately, because this URL does not belong to the Meta group. If you enter your Facebook account access data at this point, it would be forwarded 1:1 to the fraudsters and take over your identity.
Also read: Trapped on the Internet: When criminals hijack our online identity
Have you fallen into the trap of entering your email and Facebook password?
Have you fallen victim to this nasty trap? If you accidentally entered your username or password after clicking or tapping a suspicious link, someone else may be able to log in to your account. The following measures could help you:
- If you're able to sign in to your account, secure your account, reset your password, and sign out of any devices that aren't yours.
- If you haven't signed in to your account and your username or password doesn't work, see the Facebook Help Center what you can do.
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