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Scams

If you see the following

Warning: your account will be turned off because someone has reported you.

Please do re-confirm your account security by:

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Thank you.
The Facebook Team

Do not click on the link!!!

This is a scam. (There is numerous different versions of the scam. This is only one example)

In the example above, it is obviously a bad link. I did that on purpose so it will not be clickable and you won't accidentally click it looking at this page. However, the link in the actual scam will be clickable and may even look legit.

Facebook or any business (especially banks) will not email you, leave you a voicemail, or text you to go to a website to confirm your account. If you do get one, it is a scam to get your personal information.

If Facebook or any business wanted to get in touch with you for some reason they would tell you how to reach them via their website and you go there to get the information. For example, if it was Facebook, they would tell you to go to Facebook.com and not an address you cannot verify. If the business emails you to go to their website, manually type the address in the site. Don't click on the link. So if it is Facebook.com, open your browser and type Facebook.com.

Same goes if they give you a phone number. If you go to the official website and get the number there, you will know it is safe. However you have no way of knowing if the link in the email, post, text or voicemail is legitimate. The link or phone number that you get from an email, voicemail, post or text can take you anywhere and you have no way of knowing if it is safe. You could go to a site that downloads a virus on your computer or ask you questions to hack into your account or do other harm to you.

If you get one of these, you should report it and do not respond to the post, or email. Spammers will send out email to numerous email addresses. Some email addresses they send to are not valid. If you respond to the email they sent, it lets them know yours is valid and they will continue sending to your email address.

If you do respond to one of these requests, change your password immediately. If you give them your bank info, contact your bank.

Report any suspicious activity imediately, even if you are not sure it is suspicious. Let them decide. Better be safe then sorry.