Wrote: Etrit Rexhepi
The message, which allegedly comes from the Facebook/META platform, begins with a notification about the account closure, and which was sent to citizens from Kosovo.
Through this message, written in Albanian, and sent on the communication application "WhatsApp", it is claimed that the user has violated Facebook's community standards, and is urged to click on a link. Otherwise, it is said that within 12 hours, the user's account on this social media will be deactivated.
What is behind this message?
Hibrid.info has found the message to be suspicious.
Hibrid.info first researched the prefix of the number that sent the message, with the resulting searches showing that the prefix + 84, belongs to Vietnam.
Hibrid.info has also checked the link contained in the message, after clicking which, a message appears stating that this page cannot be found.
To further verify the credibility of this site, hibrid.info has used the website verification platform "Scamdoc.com", with results showing that the credibility of this domain it is low.
Facebook has released notifications to users about these fake messages, clarifying that they should not be trusted.
You can trust a message from META platforms if the addresses end with:
- facebookmail.com (including priority.facebookmail.com )
- facebook.com (including support.facebook.com and developers.facebook.com )
- fb.com
- metamail.com
- meta.com
Hibrid.info has covered this before similar claim.
Analyze:
An electronic message (SMS) has been sent to Kosovo citizens on WhatsApp, in Albanian, claiming to be from Facebook/META.
After verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that the same was not sent by Facebook and contains a suspicious link.
Also, the number that sent this SMS has a Vietnamese prefix.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info evaluates this SMS as "Scam".
Reasoning:
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.