Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminals Home Categories Scamming Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminals 8 8 1.97K 1 6y ago 2019-09-29T18:05:02-05:00 6y ago 2020-03-11T15:46:22-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Facebook users who have received emails like the one below, which claim their passwords were recently reset are asked not to click on the link in them. This is because the fake emails are phishing scams being sent by cybercriminals who are attempting to steal their potential victims' Facebook account credentials. Therefore, Facebook users who have been tricked by the fake and phishing emails are asked to change their password immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. A Facebook Password Reset ScamFrom: Facebook <admin@Outlook.com>Sent: Sun, Sep 29, 2019 8:30 amSubject: Facebook password resetfacebookHi,Your Facebook password was reset using the email address [] on Sunday, september 29, 2019 at 5:24pm (MDT).Operating system: Mac OS XBrowser: ChromeIP address: 97.123.28.2Estimated location: Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO, USIf you did this, you can safely disregard this email.If you didn't do this, please secure your account, By sending this code:26556 . From here.Thanks,Facebook users whose account have already been hijacked, can click here for help. 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 in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? 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Enter comment post here 8an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userApr 10, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Eugene, Oregon, United StatesI canceled my facebook account officially back in about 2005. I still got a message, LOL.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 20, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesThanks for clearing this up. I have received 18 of these emails, sometimes 3 in a day a minute apartan anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 2, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Safety Harbor, Florida, United StatesI just received same notice, contacted my tech guy immediately but decided NOT to click on the link - I'm so glad I didn't because it's a scam and I would have opened my site to hackers. It's the exact notice as the one above. Gabrielle L.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJan 22, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsinfo"-----Original Message-----From: Facebook Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2020 11:09 amSubject: Facebook password resetfacebook Hi,Your Facebook password was reset using the email address on Tue, jan 21, 2020 at 5:24pm (MDT). Operating system: Mac OS XBrowser: ChromeIP address: 97.123.28.2Estimated location: Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO, USIf you did this, you can safely disregard this email.If you didn't do this, please secure your account, By sending this code:26556 . From here.Thanks,The Facebook Security Team"Here is another scam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJan 29, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Live Oak, Florida, United StatesI also got this very e-mail!And stupid me...I clicked on the "from here". Nothing happened- it took me nowhere. Then my email account started to get 20 spam every day.Has been about 3 days and they have been slowing down.I will go change my facebook password NOW and NEVER again click on these notices!THANKS for letting people know!an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 9, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Largo, Florida, United StatesI was hacked and now being harrassed by Russian s*x sites and multiple various yahoo and gmail users. My gmail account is over burdened with spam and it's going to force legal action on my part.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 3, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt CybercriminalsinfoHere is another scam-----Original Message-----From: Facebook Sent: Thu, Oct 3, 2019 9:48 amSubject: Facebook password resetfacebook Hi,Your Facebook password was reset using the email address [] on Thursday, october 03, 2019 at 5:24pm (MDT). Operating system: Mac OS XBrowser: ChromeIP address: 97.123.28.2Estimated location: Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO, USIf you did this, you can safely disregard this email.If you didn't do this, please secure your account, By sending this code:26556 . From here.Thanks,The Facebook Security Teaminfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 30, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt CybercriminalsinfoNEVER click on a link in an email telling you there's something wrong with one of your accounts, whether it be social media, email, banking/credit card, Etsy / eBay, or wherever. Go directly to the site under your own power and check things out. You probably should change your password while you're there just to be safe, but do it after you log in, NOT from a link in an email.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userApr 10, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Eugene, Oregon, United StatesI canceled my facebook account officially back in about 2005. I still got a message, LOL.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 20, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesThanks for clearing this up. I have received 18 of these emails, sometimes 3 in a day a minute apart
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 2, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Safety Harbor, Florida, United StatesI just received same notice, contacted my tech guy immediately but decided NOT to click on the link - I'm so glad I didn't because it's a scam and I would have opened my site to hackers. It's the exact notice as the one above. Gabrielle L.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJan 22, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsinfo"-----Original Message-----From: Facebook Sent: Tue, Jan 21, 2020 11:09 amSubject: Facebook password resetfacebook Hi,Your Facebook password was reset using the email address on Tue, jan 21, 2020 at 5:24pm (MDT). Operating system: Mac OS XBrowser: ChromeIP address: 97.123.28.2Estimated location: Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO, USIf you did this, you can safely disregard this email.If you didn't do this, please secure your account, By sending this code:26556 . From here.Thanks,The Facebook Security Team"Here is another scam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJan 29, 2020 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Live Oak, Florida, United StatesI also got this very e-mail!And stupid me...I clicked on the "from here". Nothing happened- it took me nowhere. Then my email account started to get 20 spam every day.Has been about 3 days and they have been slowing down.I will go change my facebook password NOW and NEVER again click on these notices!THANKS for letting people know!
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 9, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt Cybercriminalsan anonymous user from: Largo, Florida, United StatesI was hacked and now being harrassed by Russian s*x sites and multiple various yahoo and gmail users. My gmail account is over burdened with spam and it's going to force legal action on my part.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 3, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt CybercriminalsinfoHere is another scam-----Original Message-----From: Facebook Sent: Thu, Oct 3, 2019 9:48 amSubject: Facebook password resetfacebook Hi,Your Facebook password was reset using the email address [] on Thursday, october 03, 2019 at 5:24pm (MDT). Operating system: Mac OS XBrowser: ChromeIP address: 97.123.28.2Estimated location: Albuquerque, NEW MEXICO, USIf you did this, you can safely disregard this email.If you didn't do this, please secure your account, By sending this code:26556 . From here.Thanks,The Facebook Security Team
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 30, 2019 by Facebook Password Reset Scams Sent bt CybercriminalsinfoNEVER click on a link in an email telling you there's something wrong with one of your accounts, whether it be social media, email, banking/credit card, Etsy / eBay, or wherever. Go directly to the site under your own power and check things out. You probably should change your password while you're there just to be safe, but do it after you log in, NOT from a link in an email.