Fake emails from Facebook support about the threat of account blocking: how to protect your data from scammers

How the scheme works

• Fraudsters are sending letters to email addresses on behalf of Facebook support, the State Service for Special Communications reports .
• They report violations of the terms of use and the threat of account blocking.
• To supposedly avoid being blocked, the user is asked to follow a link and pass verification. The link takes them to a fraudulent site that looks like the official one.
• Here the user is prompted to enter their credentials: email address or phone number, password, two-factor authentication code.

Fraudsters use this data to steal an account and further use the profile in fraudulent schemes.

How to protect

• Firstly, you do not need to enter logins and passwords from accounts on unfamiliar, suspicious sites.
• Secondly, pay attention to the address and protocol of the site.
• Finally, real emails from Meta (Instagram, Facebook) regarding account security and login sent within the last 14 days can be found in your profile settings in the "Password and Security" section.

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