Now the German's favorite neighbor is the subject of a Facebook scam: an alleged report from "RTL" announced that Jerome Boateng had died in a knife attack. What's more: the component of “Islamism” is incorporated in order to increase the drama of the fake report. But everything is fictitious.
This false report, planned from start to finish, has only one goal: to lure Facebook users into a wide variety of affiliate programs. There is no real news behind this message, but various advertising programs and subscription traps are behind it.
Both RTL and Jerome Boateng are being abused for this report, because neither of them have anything to do with it.
Perfectly styled
If you click on this preview, you will end up with an almost perfect Facebook imitation. They've really thought of everything here: functioning like buttons and comment fields, the live viewing counter changes, built-in page suggestions and even correctly built-in links are available. Even to the trained eye, this fake initially appears worth checking.
But what happens afterwards is, as in the many similar fakes about celebrity deaths, absurd: clicking on the video opens a request to share the death reports and you are taken to pages that have absolutely nothing to do with the original report. This is where the false report shows its true face: users are being fooled!
What happens to a Facebook user when they click?
There are different variants here.
“Smartphone” variant: The user clicks on the link via their smartphone !
If the user clicks on the link via the MOBILE version (smartphone, tablet), they will be redirected to an iPhone competition or to a page with a hidden WAP billing function. Be careful, there is a risk of an involuntary subscription.
PC variant: The user clicks on the link via the desktop version !
If the user clicks on the link via the DESKTOP version (standing computer, laptop), they will be redirected to a competition page organized by a data dealer.
For this purpose, we refer to parallel death reports about celebrities:
- Stefan Raab suicide
- Frauke Petry stabbed to death
- Beware of rip-offs with fake celebrity death reports
Conclusion:
With a fake status post, Facebook users are lured into a very nasty trap.
Depending on which device they are online with (mobile or desktop version), users are always referred to a different page.
Users who click using the mobile version run the risk of getting an expensive subscription straight away.
However, users who follow the link via the DESKTOP version run the risk of being bombarded with spam and advertising emails because they may have entered their data in a competition form.
Notes:
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