US-CERT distributes FBI warning about fraudulent Facebook accounts

The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team is circulating a recent report by the FBI warning Facebook users to be on the lookout for fraudulent accounts that employ similar tactics to email phishing schemes.

“The best way to spot and avoid these scams is to avoid clicking on any links that you receive from friends or family until you contact the sender outside of app to verify that he was the one who really sent the message,” states the ...