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Facebook Fraud

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Have you ever received a text from Facebook saying a friend of yours tagged you in a photo? Or been asked to resubmit your login info? There are many instances that hackers use the trusted name of Facebook to entice users to click the link. Here are some examples we have seen recently:

Text bubble reading: "505109 is your Facebook password reset code. Reply 'stop', or go to https://fb.me/bUlt21ZMregv6m to turn off SMS messages for your Facebook account on this mobile number."
Text bubble reading: "505109 is your Facebook password reset code. Reply 'stop', or go to https://fb.me/bUlt21ZMregv6m to turn off SMS messages for your Facebook account on this mobile number."
Message bubble reading: "We expect you to resubmit your Facebook account details within the next 24 hours: http://m.facebookcom-more-1323137832.chegoonetor.com."
Message bubble reading: "We expect you to resubmit your Facebook account details within the next 24 hours: http://m.facebookcom-more-1323137832.chegoonetor.com."

Here are some tips to stay safe with social media apps:

  1. Make sure that branding is consistent with text messages from them, such as the typeface, the colors, or sometimes the spelling is incorrect.
  2. If you didn't ask for a reset code to be sent to you, investigate.
  3. Don't click on a link without checking it out further. For example, in the last picture, the end of the link has "chegooneator.com". That does not seem likely coming from Facebook official.

Here is another example of a potential hacking threat and resources for how to resolve it.

Image of two phones. The left phone displays a suspicious interaction through private messages. The right phone displays a page of steps you can take, namely blocking the suspicious user, recognizing common scams, and refusing requests for money.
Image of two phones. The left phone displays a suspicious interaction through private messages. The right phone displays a page of steps you can take, namely blocking the suspicious user, recognizing common scams, and refusing requests for money.

As always, if you have any questions, please reach out to abuse@byu.edu and check out our "social media " tab for more information.

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