In fictitious “abduction stories,” users on Facebook, usually in groups, are lured into a nasty trap. The aim of the fraudsters: to take over Facebook accounts or profiles!

Many Facebook users are currently spreading an article about an alleged kidnapping, which apparently took place right near his home. However, it is a perfidious lure: This kidnapping does not exist, but through curiosity, users fall into a phishing trap and can thus lose their Facebook profile, but also the associated groups and pages for which they have administrator rights own.

Example of a current hoax in a Facebook group:

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The descriptive text in the Facebook posts is deliberately kept very general, while the headline of the article preview always implies that it happened very close by. In this case Tirschenreuth.

Warning!

If you click or rather tap on the link in the Facebook groups, you will be redirected to a page that at first glance looks like the official Facebook login page.

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If you pay attention to the URL, in this case starting with “info-world…..”, you can actually see that it is not the one from Facebook that starts with “https://www.facebook.com/”. begins.

Note: The story of the status post is fictitious. The link to the supposed image leads to a fake Facebook login page! If you enter your Facebook login details on this, they will be forwarded directly into the hands of the fraudsters. At the same time, a mechanism is triggered that publishes this TEXT in all Facebook groups of which the phishing victim is a member, without you directly noticing it. Means: The creator of the Facebook post is not the fraudster, but was himself a victim of this trap.

If you enter your email address and Facebook password here, in the worst case scenario the access data will end up in the hands of the fraudsters and the victim will no longer be able to access their Facebook account. But it also happens again and again that it is “just” an “interface”. By trying to change your password quickly, you still have a good chance of getting your account back. Once you've done this, the ghost of status posts that are and have been posted automatically over and over again should be over.

If you have fallen victim to this nasty trap, then:

If you entered your username and password using this suspicious link, a third party may be able to log in to your account. Here are a few things you should do:

  • If you can still sign in to your Facebook account, secure your account , reset your password, and sign out of all devices.
  • If you can't log in to your account and your username or password no longer works, restore your account .
  • If you want to see if anything unusual has happened on your account, check recent activity and recent emails from Facebook .
  • Warn your Facebook friends and/or other members of your Facebook groups.

Also activate two-step authentication

Two-factor authentication is a security feature that helps protect your Facebook account in addition to your password. With two-factor authentication, you'll be asked to enter a special login code or confirm your login attempt every time someone tries to access Facebook from a browser or mobile device we don't recognize. You may also receive login alerts if someone tries to log in from a browser or mobile device we don't recognize.

To enable or manage two-factor authentication:

  1. Go to your security and login settings .
  2. Scroll down to Use two-factor authentication and click Edit .
  3. Select the security method you want to add and follow the on-screen instructions.

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