At the moment, a lot of Facebook users are receiving a message from a contact (friend) with whom they are already friends.Smiley So no stranger to the recipient. In the message the recipient will find the following: “I like this photo of you ” followed by a link to an app.

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Screenshot of such a message. It's easy to see that the two Facebook users are friends with each other and that the link points to an app.

I like this photo of you!

With this title some users will probably get curious and click on it, because who doesn't want to see who likes a photo of you! If you click on the link, a Facebook page opens.

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DANGER! However, this is NOT a Facebook page, but was recreated by fraudsters.

On this you will find a “LOGIN”. If you provide your data here, it will end up 1:1 in the hands of the fraudsters, who will then crack the respective account.

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Screenshot of the page that opens after clicking. The login form was integrated into the actual Facebook layout by the fraudsters using an app. For the victim, it therefore appears as if he is still on Facebook.

Why would a “friend” even send me a message like that?

Even if it seems, it is not the friend who is sending this message but it is either

  • a browser extension
  • a malicious app or in the worst case scenario
  • about a Trojan

who sends this message WITHOUT the person concerned knowing.

So if you are an affected person who sends this message then...

  • Check your browser EXTENSIONS and remove those that don't tell you anything or seem dubious.
  • Check your Facebook APPS and also remove those that don't tell you anything or seem dubious.
  • Check your computer for viruses and Trojans using security software
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