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Facebook Scam: An Alluring Trap 7 Ways to Find Out

Madhuri Naidu Chavvakula
Last updated: 2023/08/07 at 5:53 AM
Madhuri Naidu Chavvakula Published September 22, 2015
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The first social networking site was Sixdegrees.com which originated in 1997, followed by a few other famous sites such as Myspace and Orkut.

Table of Contents

  • Fraud, Misuse & Facebook Scam
    • 1. Easily targeted for open accounts (Facebook Scam)
    • 2. Phishing (Facebook Scam)
    • 3. Through URL direction (Facebook Scam)
    • 4. Free giveaways (Facebook Scam)
    • 5. NSFW (Facebook Scam)
    • 6. Fake Accounts (Facebook Scam)
    • 7. Virtual Relationships (Facebook Scam)
  • How to Exterminate such Facebook Scam?

These sites were launched when internet usage amongst the public was not so profuse in the Facebook Scam. In a few decades, the internet has become one of the essential commodities. People would now pop their eyes out if they didn’t have the internet at home.

Facebook, a social networking site that came into being in 2004, was initially initiated at Harvard University, initially only for its students. But later on, people from all over the world could access it. Facebook changed billions of lives and the definition of being connected worldwide.

After being such a great hit, entrepreneurs started the business with its help. It was made public for interactions, meeting new people, and getting to know others. It is now a platform for many companies for promotions and creating awareness programs that inspire, move, and entertain people.

As good exists, so does the bad, and people like hackers who love easy money have made Facebook a perfect spot where the young and innocent expose themselves sometimes a little too much, without much knowledge or caution.

Statistics say 9 people out of 10 have Facebook accounts and are hyperactive. Everything they do is on their wall within moments. With these, they often give away too much information, and their security becomes vulnerable.

Facebook hacking
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The main motto of Facebook scams is to hack the account primarily and then trap the user by different methods. It is increasing daily and making cash out of one’s ignorance.

Fraud, Misuse & Facebook Scam

1. Easily targeted for open accounts (Facebook Scam)

To draw more attention or be famous in their circle, people these days keep their profile “Public.” They let their issues, check-ins, and favorite hangout spots are visible to the whole world, and when one wants to trap them, they get to know minute details of that person’s life.

The hackers access their daily routine and lifestyle to understand what kind of a person they are dealing with. Scammers even know their social and financial status by this.

They draw out a plan, meet these innocent people directly or indirectly and lure money. When someone’s profile is public, hackers can download photos of women or men and morph and blackmail them by using these pictures.

2. Phishing (Facebook Scam)

One other dangerous scam is phishing, through which scammers and hackers can hack your information about your social network id, passwords, and bank details.

Facebook Scam: An Alluring Trap 7 Ways to Find Out 1
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3. Through URL direction (Facebook Scam)

You get a chat message or pop-up on Facebook asking you to like or remind you about some event or photo.

When you click on it, it leads to a URL link that looks like a legitimate website where you can enter your Facebook credentials. That is when hackers acquire complete details about your user details with which they can log in to your account.

Phishing has been in many forms. Emails or ad pop-ups are the most common ones through which they try to lead you into an unknown website where you have to enter your details. In this way, they ask for your card number and your bank account detail through calls.

4. Free giveaways (Facebook Scam)

Giveaways such as lottery, gift coupons, and best deals are ways to allure the users to click on the link to hack accounts.

5. NSFW (Facebook Scam)

You can also see a few posts portraying secret information or sex tapes of celebrities, heart-wrenching videos of abusing animals, or pornographic sites to re-login your details. They are nothing but a trap to get your information.

6. Fake Accounts (Facebook Scam)

Scammers use your friends’ or relatives’ public profile pictures, open fake accounts, and initially add you as a friend. They send some fake ads where they say they have won some amount.

The moment you click on it, you will be redirected to the process where they might charge you a basic amount to avail of the winning prize. When you ask your friend about it on the fake account, the response would be positive on their side to make the necessary payment. Many people have been scammed in such ways.

Click Bait button
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7. Virtual Relationships (Facebook Scam)

Most teenagers are targeted under this section as they are at an age where they wish to meet new people, make new friends and build new relationships.

Scammer adds one is a stranger, shares their fake status in society, befriends individuals, and tries to get to know their information and personal life. They then blackmail them, saying they will post the chats or mail them to their parents if they fail to provide the money.

How to Exterminate such Facebook Scam?

  • Do not log in with your details except on the official websites.
  • Do not click on any absurd or bizarre links portraying scandalous information.
  • Be careful when you befriend strangers. Confirm if you get multiple ad requests from your existing friends.
  • If targeted as victims, warn your friends and relatives by spreading awareness to stop the hacking.
  • Never hesitate to complain to the cybercrime departments by worrying about your reputation as you will get immediate help and save many innocent people from such scams.
  • Stay away from the virtual world.
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  • Change your privacy settings to trusted people where a third person or strangers cannot access your profile.
  • Preferably change the password once in 3 months.
  • Enable login verification linked to your mobile so that your account is logged in every time you get an alert message.

Facebook or any other social network site is not 100% safe, so beware of recent scams and be cautious. It is good to have a social life; simultaneously, one should have some privacy to have a peaceful life. 

– Madhuri Naidu

Madhuri Naidu Chavvakula
Madhuri Naidu Chavvakula

: Writing is my passion and motivation as it inspires my own soul as well as others. . Poet by heart . Blogger & avid reader. Woman with Wanderlust.

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