I received another fake Facebook phishing message, and this time, I decided to share it with my friends and readers of my blog, since some scam are so realistically designed, non-techie people could hardly tell if it is fake or real!
Ever if you receive a message which has the following to say (or anything similar), don't you dare click on the link :
Dear Facebook user,
In an effort to make your online experience safer and more enjoyable, Facebook will be implementing a new login system that will affect all Facebook users. These changes will offer new features and increased account security.
Before you are able to use the new login system, you will be required to update your account.
Click here to update your account online now.
If you have any questions, reference our New User Guide.
Thanks,
The Facebook Team
Even if you click on the link, never enter your password or else it could get stolen and therefore your account get hacked by a some pirate web site.
How to distinguish such mailing real from fake phishing crap?
Whether you are using some webmail account such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo Mail, or a hard client such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail, you should always be able to display the long headers of the message which should give you some clue about the true origins of the mail's sender.
You could also move the cursor over the link and wait there for a few seconds using your mouse (without clicking - just point, but don't click) after which a yellow tooltip should reveal the address (URL) of the website that the link is pointing to. If it doesn't, then you can right-click the link and copy the URL using a contextual menu item such as "Copy shortcut" or simply "Copy Link".
In the case of this fake Facebook message, the URL of the link is something like http://www.facebook.com.hyjjjh1h.com/ and not "facebook.com" which shows the true colors of the real-purpose of the scam message.
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