Facebook users need to stay vigilant as a new scam has been circulating on the social media site. While fraudulent activities on social media sites are not uncommon, this time around, Facebook users are the unwarranted potential victims of the "Page Disabled" phishing.
Users should be familiar with Facebook Security pages as the new phishing scam could dupe users into divulging personal data such as credit card details, Facebook login IDs, as well as their password and username for PayPal.
While asking for a password to a third-party should send off alarm bells, some non-technical users may fall prey.
The Facebook "Your page will be disabled unless..." scam was initially spotted by RNLI's Luke Williams who alerted Facebook page admins. Williams also posted a screenshot of what the comment-scam looked like.
Heads up Facebook page admins, there's a new comment-scam propagating around pages on Facebook. Looks like this: pic.twitter.com/mkVtBo8dX1
— Luke (@alukeonlife) January 5, 2016
Malwarebytes, the cyber-security firm, analyzed the scam which is being propagated through the comment section and deduced that Facebook Page owners are the primary target.
How Does The Scam Spread Through Facebook?
The messages basically spread on Facebook through the comments which are left on the Facebook pages. The account from which these comments are made has the name "Facebook Security" which misleads many Page owners into believing that it is genuine. However, this account is not associated with Facebook Security in any manner.
The message given below is what Page owners are greeted with:
"Warning!!!
Your page will be disabled.
Due to your page has been reported by other users.
Please re-confirm your page in order to avoid blocking. You violate our terms of service. If you are the original owner of this account, please re-confirm your account in order to avoid blocking."
