[czk908]

I'm sure we've all seen those random accounts that request to be friends with you and then message you. I never accept requests from people I don't know so I'm not sure what happens next. But those scams where they end up taking over your account, how do they work? Do they end up sending a link to a phishing login page or something like that to steal your credentials? Or is there a different technique that is harder to see is not legit? Or can they do it without you clicking a link at all? (this wouldnt make sense to me, but apparently it is possible, i can't wrap my head around how that would work)...

Just wondering how so many people I know fall for this, sometimes multiple times. It's not always older people either, I've seen it happen to teenagers and college kids, especially recently.

[Oni]

As you say, it's likely the result of phishing or similar deception. I would assume the people falling for this, are providing their login credentials or downloading malware. That level of foolishness generally leads to a landfill of possibilities.

[czk908]

As you say, it's likely the result of phishing or similar deception. I would assume the people falling for this, are providing their login credentials or downloading malware. That level of foolishness generally leads to a landfill of possibilities.

completely agreed. i might have to make a fake facebook to play around with this. it's very interesting to me to see how many people can fall for what i think are obvious phishes... like i always tell my friends, "if a hot girl dm's you, it's probably a hacker, because you are ugly as hell" lmao

[ConcernedCitizen]

As you say, it's likely the result of phishing or similar deception. I would assume the people falling for this, are providing their login credentials or downloading malware. That level of foolishness generally leads to a landfill of possibilities.

completely agreed.  i might have to make a fake facebook to play around with this.  it's very interesting to me to see how many people can fall for what i think are obvious phishes... like i always tell my friends, "if a hot girl dm's you, it's probably a hacker, because you are ugly as hell" lmao

Solicitations are usually scams, as @Oni said above.