“Linz: 16-year-old killed his brother with a kitchen knife”
Such headlines are almost begging to be clicked. But you should stop yourself here, because there is a phishing trap behind this post.
The post on Facebook looks as if the user had shared an article from a news site.

However, the link below does not lead to a reputable news site. If you click on this, you will be taken to a page that is supposed to be a simply designed news page.
Attentive readers might notice that suddenly “Graz” is mentioned, and just now “Linz”.

“Due to the graphic content, this article is only available to adults” - you are asked to authorize your age via Facebook. If you click on the embedded button, a login window will be placed over the page:

Fake Facebook login
It is not Facebook who is behind this login, but rather the scammers who created this page. If you enter your real Facebook login details here, they will rub their hands. Action successful: You have just received your login details.
If you are not sure whether it is a real Facebook login page, then try logging in with some imaginary data such as hgaadasfjsaag@ookke.com and the password opipokm#99. If this works, it is clear that there is no real query and verification going on in the background, but someone just wants to access user data in a very cheap way.
Phishing with horror messages
Phishing traps like this have been around for a long time. – Also in groups, as quick distribution is possible.
The reports often concern tragic accidents or events. They stir up emotions, and if there is perhaps a local connection, you are even quicker to click on the links.
With posts like this, you can quickly find out whether there might be something to the headline with a simple Google search.
Such incidents are always covered in the media or on reputable news sites. If you don't find anything here, you can be sure that there are fraudulent intentions behind the report. report from 2018 using the search terms “kitchen knife” and “brother” . However, this tragedy took place in Wiener Neustadt and is no longer relevant. It is quite possible that the fraudsters are looking for their ideas in old newspaper articles.
We recently reported on a phishing trap on Facebook that followed the same pattern, but was about a “train accident”: Not a train accident in Berlin. Or Bochum. Or Graz! Or… But phishing on Facebook!
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