A post is currently being shared on Facebook - increasingly in groups - that reports on a terrible, fatal accident. Several children are said to have died in a roller coaster accident in Phantasialand. Such posts have been increasing recently. They all lead to a phishing trap. Extremely dramatic accidents are always presented as a “hook” and in the end, Facebook users can lose their account on Facebook.

Many of us become skeptical when we hear about such tragic accidents. At least you should be able to see or hear reports about it in the news - online or on television or radio. However, if it remains silent here and these dramatic reports only appear on Facebook, this is reason enough to be skeptical.

To make the whole thing more believable, the fraudsters repeatedly use the respective location, like in this case “Stuttgart”.

Screenshot: “Fatal accident in Phantasialand” on Facebook. (FAKE)
Screenshot: “Fatal accident in Phantasialand” on Facebook. (FAKE)

or also “Dresden”

Screenshot: “Fatal accident in Phantasialand” on Facebook. (FAKE)
Screenshot: “Fatal accident in Phantasialand” on Facebook. (FAKE)

There are countless posts about “Screenshot: “Fatal accident in Phantasialand” at the moment!

The link or [VIDEO] that is given in the post does not - as one would expect - lead to a video, but to a fake Facebook page.

It seems as if “DW” (Deutsche Welle: Deutsche Welle is the foreign broadcaster of the Federal Republic of Germany) is reporting on this terrible incident, but this is also a FAKE! DW did not report on this. The fraudsters only use this to make the report more credible.

The URL, in this case “verbosingleses.com”, also has nothing to do with Facebook, even if the optics say otherwise. The entire site is fake, including the comments at the bottom of the site!

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If you tap the blue “Login” button on this page, an incorrect Facebook LOGIN page opens. This is intended to give the user the impression that they have to log in again with their Facebook account user data.

But be careful, this is a phishing trap!

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At this point you might think: “Wait, I came from Facebook, why should I suddenly be logged out?” However, if you don’t think that and dutifully enter your data such as your email address or telephone number as well as your password, then you can enter it straight away the hands of the fraudsters who spread this hoax.

Note: Users who clicked on the video and entered their real login details should IMMEDIATELY change their Facebook password!

Tips:

When it comes to sensational reports, always enter certain keywords (e.g. roller coaster, catastrophe, Phantasialand, Europa Park) into a search engine (e.g. Google) to see whether other media also report on it - because if this is not the case, the probability is high that it is a fake.

When entering logins, whether Facebook or, for example, a bank, that you find suspicious, always use fantasy login data (for example login: sertg5reth@rth5rth.com, password: estgrdtdrtzh) - If the login surprisingly works (sometimes try twice), you can be sure that you are not on the real login page.

And very important: Always look at the URL to see whether you are on the original page!

Conclusion

The more spectacular the story, the sooner you should find out whether such an incident really happened. The scammers play on people's emotions to get their personal data. Check carefully whether a supposed headline is worth the risk! In this case too, the traffic accident is simply made up.

  • There was no fatal accident in Phantasialand.
  • The article about the children who died in accidents is purely a lure to get users' login details.
  • As soon as you access the article via Facebook, the current date automatically appears so that the whole thing appears “current”.
  • The respective cities such as Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Hamburg, etc. are automatically adjusted to suit the respective user posting this. This signals that this misfortune took place in one's surroundings.
  • The user himself who publishes this post is not aware of this. This also happens automatically because the user himself fell into the trap and his account was cracked.
  • Users who clicked on the video and entered their real login details should change their Facebook password as soon as possible!

Related to the topic:
Facebook trap: False report about a kidnapped child in Darmstadt
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