… And how to avoid them
Fun fact about social media phishing scams — they tend to come in waves. Once companies like Meta see a pattern, they shut it down across the board. And that works, until the scammers figure out a new take on that game and it starts all over again.
We are seeing that wave again now — this page has been hit with five phishing attempts so far today. Obviously, these are mostly AI and bots now — anyone who takes the time to read the page would probably not waste the time. For one thing, it’s not going to work, for another, we always report them to Facebook.
Most social media phishing scams work on the same basic format — you get a fake warning that your account is suspended or going to be suspended.
We have illustrated exactly how this works below with an actual phishing attempt against one of our Facebook accounts.
And remember Rule No. 1: It’s always a scam (especially with these Facebook warnings … always).
And a quick reminder, never do what we did here, just ignore the phishing attempt. Interacting in any way, even reporting it to Meta, can put you on the scammer’s radar. We are professional scammer botherers.
