How the Facebook Christmas Bonus Scam Works?

Cyber-criminals are hijacking Facebook accounts and are using the hijacked accounts to send the fake lottery, sweepstakes or promotional messages or posts to their Facebook friends, to trick the friends into believing the scam. They (cyber-criminals) are also cloning Facebook accounts and using the cloned accounts to trick the victims’ friends into accepting another friend request. Once the victims’ friends have accepted the friend request, the scammers will start sending them fake messages and posts, which they will use to trick them into sending their money, personal and financial information, by claiming they need to do so in order to receive their prizes. Scams like these are very convincing because the fake messages will appear as if they came from the victims' friends. Click here for more information about Facebook account cloning.

Remember, Facebook or other legitimate companies will never ask their users or customers to send their personal information in an email or message. So, Facebook users should bear in mind that once they are asked to send their information or money in order to claim a so-called promotional, giveaway, lottery or sweepstakes prize, should know that they are being scammed. They should also know that there are no Facebook lotteries, sweepstakes, or promotion agents.

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