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Fake Facebook Ads Team Message - "Misuse of Your Account"

Facebook users, beware of the fake message below, which appears as if it was sent by the Facebook Ads Team. The fake message was sent by cyber-criminals and not by the Facebook Ads Team, so recipients of the fake message should delete it and never follow the instructions in it. Cyber-criminals/scammers are sending the fake message to trick Facebook users into clicking on the link in it, which will take them to malicious Facebook apps, where Facebook users will be tricked into installing them. Facebook users who were tricked by the fake message into installing malicious Facebook apps should remove them.

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The Fake Facebook Ads Team Message

Our system has received the reports from the other users about the misuse of your account and that may cause your account will be deactivated.

The user gets this warning because misusing one of our features.

To confirm your account, please visit:

https://apps.facebook.com/ 579006202255737?%2F settings_fb_source=0

If you do not confirm, your account is automatically deactivated permanently.

Thanks,
The Facebook Ads Team

Facebook users who were tricked by the fake message into installing malicious Facebook apps, should click here for instructions for removing them.

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