Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
The message below which claims that Facebook users will have to send the same message to 20 people in order for their accounts to stay active, and if they don’t their accounts will be disabled, is a hoax. The fake message also claims that Facebook users should call the fake Facebook customer support telephone 316-691-9111, if they think the same message is fraudulent. Remember, Facebook will never ask you to send a message to your friends in order to keep your account active or disable your account due to inactivity.
If Facebook wants to know if your account is active, they can determine this whenever you use your account, without asking you to do some silly things like sending a message to your friends.
Hello, we are the Facebook company... You will have to send this message to 20 people to stay active. If you dont do this your acount will be disconected. If you think this is fake please call customer support on this number: 316-691-9111Thank you for choosing Facebook as your social media app.
Hello, we are the Facebook company... You will have to send this message to 20 people to stay active. If you dont do this your acount will be disconected. If you think this is fake please call customer support on this number: 316-691-9111
Thank you for choosing Facebook as your social media app.
So, if you have gotten this message, please do not follow the instructions in it. The telephone number in the message is not associated with Facebook, so please do not call the number. We called the number and no one answered. But got a call back from a man attempting to acquire our credit card information, which he claimed is for a "necessary donation."
Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below.
Online Threat Alerts (OTA) is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed.
15
"If you get a request from Alan buenrostro do not accept, he is a kidnapper. Send this to all your friends. Hello we are the company Facebook. You must send this to 20 people to stay active. If you don't you will be disconnected from Facebook. If you think this is fake check the customer service # 316-691-9111"They've started a new one.
Thats crazy, my name is Alan Buenrostro. And ive been getting weird messages from alot of people for over a year now its annoying
This is real scary.
Received the following from an anonymous user:"If you get a request from Malachi Cooper, do not accept. He is a kidnapper. Send this to all your friends.'Hello we are the company Facebook. You must send this to 20 people to stay active. If you don't you will be disconnected from Facebook. If you think this is fake check the customer service # 316-691-9111.'"
What I want to know is this message gonna be harmful to my phone ? I sent it out then I called the number.
It will not harm your phone.
My daughter sent this to me, she is young, how do we not let her become a victim of cyber junk mail?
By educating her about the Internet.
This is what I just got in my messenger I knew it was a scam."hey look if you get a request for malachI cooper do not accept he is a kidnapper Send this to all your friends Hello, we are the company Facebook ... You must send this message to 20 people to stay active. If you dont do this u will be disconnected from facebook if you think this is fake check the customer service of this number 3166-91-9111"
Someone on Kik has sent the chain on there.
I believe that this is a hoax.
Yes, it is.
I got the below private message from someone on facebook:"hey look if you get a request for malachI cooper do not accept he is a kidnapper Send this to all your friends Hello, we are the company Facebook ... You must send this message to 20 people to stay active. If you dont do this u will be disconnected from facebook if you think this is fake check the customer service of this number 3166-91-9111"
I just got the same message in messenger, I sent them the link to show its a scam.
My friend sent me that message on Facebook and I looked the number up to see what was going on. And the whole message just sounded weird and a bit off. So I am glad I looked up some info on it.