They warn about a new Facebook scam to steal your account

MEXICO CITY.- Have you received a strange message on Facebook? We often see messages on social networks with information that we did not request, since in the world of the web, cybercriminals operate fake accounts and seek to deceive users for their benefit.

That is why on this occasion we tell you about a new scam which is distributed through the Meta platform. Through a simple message, cybercriminals seek to scam people on Facebook. They have already sent it to a large number of users and are waiting for a few to take the bait, so check the following information so you don’t fall into the trap.

New scam on Facebook

Various users on social networks have reported a type of message on Facebook andn which ensures that the platform will delete your account and that in order to avoid said action you must enter a link that appears in the message.

Unfortunately many people have fallen victim to giving criminals access to their personal information. It is important that you know that if Facebook proceeded to delete your account, you would receive an official notification in the same application, not from a stranger from an account or another profile.

Avoid falling for a Facebook scam

In section Facebook Securityit is detailed that scams in this application can be presented through Phishing, strategy where cybercriminals steal the identity or impersonate other users, getting the person to voluntarily hand over their personal information.

Below, we leave you some tips that you can follow to avoid falling into a scam like the one we mentioned before:

Avoid accessing any link It is suspicious that they send you a message to your Facebook account since these, in general, only seek to instill fear so that you react, but they will facilitate access to your account and personal data.

If you receive a strange message from an unknown profile, Report the account and block it from having access to your information. Also, delete the message. If you receive a message from an account you do not know, search in detail for more information about the profile, suspect if it has not been created for a short time, does not have photographs or wants to impersonate an institutional account.

Keep calm, In case they threaten you with, for example, deleting your Facebook account, consider that only the application can give you that alert and it will not be by message.

Finally, the Facebook help portal details that only they can disable accounts or remove content (for example, photos, comments and posts) once they determine that one of their community standards has been violated, for example, if you use profanity or upload inappropriate content. If you have not done any of these actions, Facebook cannot disable your account and you have nothing to worry about.