When it comes to money, many friendships have already ended. It's even worse if your Facebook friend asks for money without them knowing about it!

What the compromised Facebook friends accounts are about:

Friendly accounts ask for a large sum of money via messenger. You should not fulfill this request because it was written by fraudsters. The friend's account has been compromised.

This form of fraud is unpleasant for everyone involved: Suddenly a private message arrives from a Facebook friend. He writes that he is in an emergency and needs money in the short term.

[mk_ad]

It's not about three or five euros, but about a really large amount that you're supposed to help out with. This makes you think for a moment, because after all you know the person who is writing on the other end. At least that's what you think.

But we warn: Anyone who receives messages like the following via Messenger is dealing account A stranger gained access to the Facebook friend's account:

Facebook friends: compromised accounts
Facebook friends: compromised accounts

This case was sent to us yesterday. The owner of the requesting account did NOT write the lines. Instead, the same text was sent to all Facebook friends on the account.

Don't transfer money!

We warn: Please do not under any circumstances comply with the request if Facebook friends ask for money or transfers via Messenger! If this is the case, it is better to get a short confirmation on the phone or in a direct conversation.

[mk_ad]

Anyone who assumes at this point that they want to do a friendly service and therefore transfers money is likely to fall into the trap of fraudsters. Instead, it's best to immediately contact the Facebook friend via another channel and inform this person that something is wrong with the account.

Compromised account

In this case, a third person may have gained access to the account. In such cases we often hear about a “hack”, but we do not assume that the account has been hacked. Facebook accounts are generally not hacked.

Rather, the account holder may have fallen into a phishing trap in the past (there are many of these, here is a current example ). In these cases, skillful deception takes you to a page that is modeled on the Facebook login.

However, you are not on Facebook, but rather with a fake login whose entries end up directly with fraudsters. They then have access to the accounts and can, among other things, send messages like the one shown above.


If you enjoyed this post and value the importance of well-founded information, become part of the exclusive Mimikama Club! Support our work and help us promote awareness and combat misinformation. As a club member you receive:

📬 Special Weekly Newsletter: Get exclusive content straight to your inbox.
🎥 Exclusive video* “Fact Checker Basic Course”: Learn from Andre Wolf how to recognize and combat misinformation.
📅 Early access to in-depth articles and fact checks: always be one step ahead.
📄 Bonus articles, just for you: Discover content you won't find anywhere else.
📝 Participation in webinars and workshops : Join us live or watch the recordings.
✔️ Quality exchange: Discuss safely in our comment function without trolls and bots.

Join us and become part of a community that stands for truth and clarity. Together we can make the world a little better!

* In this special course, Andre Wolf will teach you how to recognize and effectively combat misinformation. After completing the video, you have the opportunity to join our research team and actively participate in the education - an opportunity that is exclusively reserved for our club members!


Notes:
1) This content reflects the current state of affairs at the time of publication. The reproduction of individual images, screenshots, embeds or video sequences serves to discuss the topic. 2) Individual contributions were created through the use of machine assistance and were carefully checked by the Mimikama editorial team before publication. ( Reason )