In so-called Facebook groups, status posts published by existing members are currently doing the rounds. However, these Facebook group members did not intentionally post them to the Facebook groups or perhaps did not even realize that they did so. This is possible because these Facebook users were themselves victims of a phishing attack and strangers took over your account.
In a made-up “car crash” story, users have been and continue to be lured into a trap.
Allegedly, a serious car accident occurred in which 7 people died. However, one of the victims is still alive. The police are now asking for help and support to find his family. A picture of the victim was published in order to know which person was involved. But you can only see this if you follow the link in the status post! That’s the wrong claim.
To view: It is about this and similar status posts in Facebook groups:
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There are currently two different status posts in Facebook groups, which are as follows (sic!)
! save a life; the victim is in this group! A serious car accident occurred an hour ago. 7 people died. A sacrifice stands between life and death. The police urge us to consult friends, colleagues, family. Here is a picture of the victim
Be careful on the road !!A serious car accident happened an hour ago. Nine young people between the ages of 16 and 25 died. The tenth victim stands between life and death. The police urge us to consult friends, colleagues, family. Here is a photo of the victim and a video of the victim’s condition:
Warning!
If you click or rather tap on the link in the Facebook groups, you will be redirected to a page that at first glance looks like the official Facebook login page. During our research, we noticed that these links only work VIA the smartphone. If you click on this via a desktop computer, you will get an error page!
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If you pay attention to the URL here, in this case starting with “ded4950…..” you can actually already see that it is not the one from Facebook that starts with “https://www.facebook.com/”.
If you enter your e-mail address and Facebook password here, in the worst case the access data will end up in the hands of the scammers and the victim will no longer be able to access their Facebook account. But it also happens again and again that it is more or less “just” an “interface”. If you quickly try to change your password, you still have a good chance of getting your account back. If you have managed to do this, then the spook of the status posts, which are and were automatically posted again and again, should be over.
If you have become a victim of this nasty trap, then:
If you entered your username and password through this suspicious link, a third party may be able to log into your account. Here are a few actions you should take:
Related to the topic: This is what you can do if you have been phished on Facebook!
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