No, those great deals on Facebook are not real – it’s a scam, and here is how you can spot it
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- High-end and luxury products are advertised with enormous savings
- 4,000+ fake domains that occur as major brands have been seen
- Victims lose money without receiving their products
More than 4,000 fake domains that occur as popular brands have been noticed in a schedule that pushes scam advertisements on Facebook users.
The campaign was discovered by threat analysis of Silent pushIn a trend researchers, researchers mention ‘Ghostvendors’, which SCAM advertisements for the false domains mainly see on Facebook market that are performed on the Facebook market by exploding the Meta advertising policy, whereby advertisements are removed from the Meta -Advertentie Library after completion of the campaign.
The key to the fake ads are unrealistic low prices designed to lure victims by thinking that they have found a bargain – researchers saw a Milwaukee tool box for $ 129, for example.
Scam -artists Lider Shoppers via Facebook advertisements
The advertisements also give a sense of urgency by using keywords such as ‘clearance’, ‘holiday sales’ or ‘surplus inventory’, so that the buyers are exerted pressure to act quickly.
On the left of the advertisements, lead to scam places that look like their real counterparts through algorithms for generating domains and cloning template, with diversion also applicable to victims of malignant sites.
Countless brands are observed about the more than 4,000 fake domains, including retailers (AmazonCostco, Argos), shoes (Birkenstock, Crocs, Skechers) and gift sites (Bath & Body Works, Yankee Candle).
Because there have been so many attacks, the consequences can vary. Many victims have stolen their payment information without delivered goods or have experienced financial fraud. Moreover, the threat seems to be on a global scale and it is not limited to a core land or region.
Silent Push says that threat actors have demonstrated a deep understanding of Meta’s advertising systems, which have been criticized because they have not kept a public archive of inactive scam advertisements and that they do not allow holistic tracking without (forbidden) external scraping.
In the meantime, potential victims (including almost all online shoppers) are advised to warn advertisements that seem too good to be true.
Users can also verify the authenticity of deals by visiting websites directly. It is also recommended that online purchases are made with credit cards that are supplied with extra protection, with direct bank transfers that can be paid in full.
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