New Facebook scam looks like a video link from a friend - but it's malwareSUPPLIED A warning on Facebook with an example of one of the scam messages a user had received. Facebook users are being targeted by a scam that tricks people into thinking they've received a video from a friend. Kiwis have been reporting receiving mail within the messenger app from a friend that has their first name, the word video, then a short web link. REUTERS Facebook users have been receiving personal messages that appear to be videos from friends - but actually contain links to malware sites (file photo). Cocker said you could tell people to not click links in messages but that was challenging when receiving a link from a friend was so common.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2017 04:55 UTC