Phishing scammers want to steal your Facebook data. Even if the scam looks quite authentic, it is a trap.
Don’t fall for this Facebook scam. (Source: Screenshot Netzwelt)
If you have a business account on Facebook, you are currently the potential target of a phishing wave. Restricting your account serves as an excuse to get your sensitive data. Private users can also be affected by the attempted fraud.
The restriction is said to be due to copyright infringement. Links in your account that are not legal according to an audit are particularly affected. However, the fake support offers you an attached button to file an objection or to carry out a new check. The scammers are counting on you to accept this offer.
If you click on the link, you will not be directed to the official Facebook support, but to a fake page. There you will be asked to enter your personal data and possibly also your login data for your account. If you follow the instructions, it will be easy for scammers to take over your account and misuse your data.
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In this case, the fraud attempt is easy to spot, since the German Facebook support would not write to you in English. Apart from that, you can recognize it from the dubious sender address and the stored link. If you hover over the button, you can see that it leads to a chatbot page. Therefore, the same applies as with any phishing email: Ignore the warning and put it in the spam folder.
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