"Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing Scam Home Categories Facebook "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing Scam 7 7 1.02K 1 8y ago 2017-07-14T00:08:29-05:00 8y ago 2017-11-09T05:29:07-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Facebook users who have received email messages claiming that they have 2 or more messages that will be deleted in a few days are asked not to follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are fakes that are being sent by cyber criminals to trick the recipients into clicking on the links in them that go to a fake/phishing Facebook website. Once on the phishing websites, visitors will be asked to sign-in with their Facebook credentials, but any attempts to sign-in will result in the visitors' Facebook credentials being sent to the cybercriminals behind the scam. The "Facebook You have 2 Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" ScamFrom: SupportSent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 9:50 PMSubject: You have 2 messages that will be deleted in a few days dictatorialfacebookYou haven't been to Facebook for a few days, and a lot happened while you were away.You have 2 messages that will be deleted in a few daysView messagesGo to FacebookThis message was sent to klbond1@msn.com. If you don't want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future, please unsubscribe.Facebook, Inc. Attention: Department 415 P.O Box 10005 Palo Alto CA 94303Once the cybercriminals have gotten their potential victims' Facebook credentials, they will hijack their accounts and use them fraudulently. The cybercriminals will use the hijacked accounts to send phishing or malicious messages or posts to the owners of the hijacked accounts friends. Facebook users who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords. For those whose accounts have already been hijacked are asked to click here for help to recover their accounts.Facebook users should always go directly to www.facebook.com to sign-in and view their messages or use the Facebook app on their mobile devices. They should never click on a link in an email, text or social media post to sign into their accounts. Doing this will prevent them from becoming victims of phishing scams. 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 is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? 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Enter comment post here 7infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 7, 2017 at 11:55 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"Subject: Your messages will be deleted in a few days autodecrementedOn Tuesday, September 12, 2017 8:57 PM, AccountsFacebook wrote:facebookYou haven't been to Facebook for a few days, and a lot happened while you were away.Your messages will be deleted in a few daysView messagesGo to Facebook"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 2, 2017 at 7:50 AM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Accounts Facebook Sent: 02 September 2017 01:20:10Subject: You have private message that will be deleted in 1 days aisle facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 private messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 2, 2017 at 7:49 AM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Updates Facebook Sent: 02 September 2017 11:20:04Subject: You have unread message that will be deleted in 4 days widowers facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 unread messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 19, 2017 at 7:07 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Support Facebook Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:41:10 AMSubject: You have private message that will be deleted in 4 days enfeeble facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 private messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 19, 2017 at 7:04 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: NotificationFacebook Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:49:20 PMSubject: You have unread message that will be deleted in 6 days chairperson facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 unread messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 14, 2017 at 9:04 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: ServiceFacebook Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:04 AMSubject: Harrisl You have unread message that will be deleted in 1 days vomit facebookA lot has happened on Facebook since you last logged in. Here are some notifications you've missed.1 messageView NotificationsGo to Facebook"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 7, 2017 at 11:55 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"Subject: Your messages will be deleted in a few days autodecrementedOn Tuesday, September 12, 2017 8:57 PM, AccountsFacebook wrote:facebookYou haven't been to Facebook for a few days, and a lot happened while you were away.Your messages will be deleted in a few daysView messagesGo to Facebook"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 2, 2017 at 7:50 AM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Accounts Facebook Sent: 02 September 2017 01:20:10Subject: You have private message that will be deleted in 1 days aisle facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 private messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 2, 2017 at 7:49 AM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Updates Facebook Sent: 02 September 2017 11:20:04Subject: You have unread message that will be deleted in 4 days widowers facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 unread messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 19, 2017 at 7:07 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Support Facebook Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:41:10 AMSubject: You have private message that will be deleted in 4 days enfeeble facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 private messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 19, 2017 at 7:04 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: NotificationFacebook Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2017 2:49:20 PMSubject: You have unread message that will be deleted in 6 days chairperson facebookHere's some activity you may have missed on Facebook.1 unread messageGo To FacebookSee All Notifications"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 14, 2017 at 9:04 PM by "Facebook You have Messages that will be Deleted in a Few Days" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: ServiceFacebook Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:04 AMSubject: Harrisl You have unread message that will be deleted in 1 days vomit facebookA lot has happened on Facebook since you last logged in. Here are some notifications you've missed.1 messageView NotificationsGo to Facebook"