Be careful, fake emails in the name of Instagram are currently circulating. Anyone who believes the content could give criminals access to the account.

Phishing is the name given to emails that come from fraudsters and look like they are from a well-known company. Our cooperation partner checked4you warns: Instagram is also affected - criminals send emails in the name of the social network to access login data and steal accounts.

the essentials in brief

  • Pay attention to the sender! Real emails from the platform only come from @mail.instagram.com or @facebookmail.com.
  • You can also see in the app whether you have actually received emails from the service.
  • We'll show you step by step how to get to this list.

They often claim that you need to update information or there was a login problem. Then there is a link to a website where you should enter your data. Stop! Here's the trap. Because the fraudsters built the site and you give them your data! They can then log out of your Instagram account and lock you out because they change your password.

That's why you should check whether the popular social media platform really sent you an email! There are two easy ways to do this:

  1. Check the sender! Instagram and Facebook only send you emails from the domains @mail.instagram.com and @facebookmail.com, writes Instagram on this page .
  2. Check your app! In the security section, the social network shows you which emails it has sent you recently. If there is no entry there, your email is definitely not genuine!

Here's how to get to the email list in the app:

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Source: checked4you
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