reported on a Facebook scam involving a missing 5-year-old girl that never existed. The aim of the scam was to crack the respective Facebook account! Now another horror story is making the rounds on Facebook. Apparently a boy (16) killed his mother (36) and supposedly even ate him!?

It's this status post on Facebook:

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Screenshot: Facebook

The fact is: the situation described is completely fictional.

It is a hoax and fraud! If you click/tap on the status post, you end up on a fake website!

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On this page you now have to click on the blue button “See article” so that you can read more information about this incident!

But ATTENTION!

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If you enter your access data here, your Facebook profile will be cracked! We have published what can happen with such hacked accounts in the article “ Child pornography after Facebook hacking or Facebook phishing ”!

Note: The scammers used a real photo here! This is a then 19-year-old man who is said to have killed a widow in her apartment in VIENNA / Favoriten January 15, 2016 The photo itself can be found on the “ KURIER ” website and was taken by the APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH . ( Source )
The scammers misuse this real image.

Conclusion: The claim and the article on Facebook that a boy killed and ate his mother is purely a lure to ultimately get the user's login data. Users who clicked on the article and entered their real login details should change their Facebook password as soon as possible!

You can get further help directly on Facebook at: Hacked and fake accounts

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