Scam Email from Facebook!
Scam Email from Facebook!
Well, not quite.
On the Facebook platform, using Facebook messenger and in response to the ad I was running on Facebook.
As I've posted previously, I'm a couple of days in to a 7-day experiment of advertising a lead magnet from one of my websites on Facebook.
Once the data is in, I'll repeat the experiment with Google ads and also with solo emails and then compare the ROI from each one.
Everyone Has Their Vulnerabilities
I'm not one to fall for scams, and find most scam emails obvious and, quite often, amusing.
But if an email taps into one of your core beliefs, it increases its credibility.
And one of mine is what a dreadful platform Facebook is and that they will ban your account for spurious reasons and your chance of having a meaningful discussion with them about it is nil.
After all, that's exactly what happened to me some years ago and, until now, I've never tried to advertise with them again.
Is Facebook Doing It Again?
So I wasn't too surprised to get this via Messenger a day or two after my ad started running:
"Dear
Your account will be deactivated. This is because your page, or the activity on it, doesn't comply with our Terms of Service.
If you think the deactivation of this Account was a mistake, we can walk you through a few steps to request protection. You should complete these steps in just a few minutes to prevent your Account from being permanently deleted.
Please confirm your account here ◉ http://mailbox.report-infopage.com/meta-community-standard/106008982534034
If you are not confirmed, our system will block your account automatically and you will not be able to use it again. Thank you for helping us improve our service.
Terms of Service Team © 2024 Inc"
and
"•Last Warning
Your fanpage has received a copyright warning, you need to contact and confirm your page.
If you do not confirm, our system will automatically block your account.
Contact us for support: buudu.me
Your distribution will be limited if your Page is flagged repeatedly.
If you do not contact us after 24 hours, the page will be unpublished to protect the community
Sincerely,
Business Support Team
Noreply Facebook. Meta Platforms, Inc., Attention: Community Support, 1 Facebook Way, Menlo Park, CA 94012"
and
"● Hi, I'm from Facebook Sup-Team
This is an Important message from Facebook for admin page
We have received multiple reports that your business account has violated the terms of service and community guidelines.
1. Using false names/images/videos of others.
2. Sharing content that puts other users at risk.
3. Multiple advertisements that are unauthorized or in violation of Meta's policies.
4. Using tricks to bypass Meta's ad verification system.
We have sent a warning that your will be disabled if it violates any of the above conditions. As a result, your account is scheduled for review. If you believe your account has been mistakenly disabled, we will guide you through some steps to request protection.
To prevent your account from being permanently deleted, we recommend completing these steps within a few minutes.
Please review and submit your complaint here: https://linkup.top/metaaccountverifysupport.com
You have 24 hours to file an objection to our decision. If this deadline is missed, your account will be permanently disabled. Thank you for your cooperation in improving our services.
Group Terms of Service © 2024 Inc"
So I have to admit that my initial reaction was "Shoot. Facebook has done it again" especially as the messages a) came in on the Facebook platform and b) they obviously were aware that I was advertising.
That reaction lasted maybe ten seconds. But then...
Yep, let's examine some markers.
There were nine of these messages, all from different people. Definite overkill.
None of the confirmation addresses or support contacts were at facebook.com. There were some "lookalikes", such as the one shown above metaaccountverifysupport and a couple with a .me extension.
Starting an email with "Dear" and referring to themselves as a "sup-team". I mean, who does that? And the answer is those whose native language isn't English.
So there you go, folks. They're everywhere and you have to be on your guard constantly.
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Thank you, Phil
I am receiving scams from PayPal and Amazon imposters regularly in my email. Some of them you must take your time reading to figure out that they are a scam.
I had my Facebook account blocked years ago, I have tried to get in touch with them to correct this problem without any success.
Someone hacked my account and I am paying for it until I get another computer to ope another Facebook Accunt. This might have been a blessing in disguise, I have had more time to tend other things since that happened.
Thank you for the heads up, Phil
Jeff
Getting common sense out of Facebook "support" is an uphill battle. And you have to break their tos to open a new account.
Just when you thought it was safe . . . Well, I've never really thought it was safe, but... It's sad that scammers have nothing better to do with their time. Shoot, if they spent the time they are attempting to scam people on a real job, they'd probably make a decent living and wouldn't be the soul-sucking scum of the earth that they are!
Karin
Thanks Phil for sharing this important information, I don't know why here at WA dont warn us about this Facebook scams, they just tells us blindly to create a Facebook account to promote our website, but never gave us specific detailed on how to be aware from scammers and make our page more secure, because of it I've lost one of my Facebook pages, and put my personal information, cards and bank account at risk; after everything that had happened, I finally acquired information outside WA , changed my passwords, email and created a 2 step verification on my accounts. But I never recovered the Facebook page that was hacked.
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I often get FB scams, especially those that say, "Your page has received a copyright warning. You need to contact and confirm your page. If you do not confirm, our system will automatically block your account." I never open links in Messenger until I confirm a contact of mine legitimately sends them. I am so sick of scams.
Nancy
It appears to be more common than I realized.