You open Facebook and see a message saying your page has broken Community Standards. It sounds official. It uses Facebook’s logo. Sometimes there’s even a countdown telling you your account will disappear in a few hours.<\/p>\n
A Facebook Community Standards scam is a fake warning designed to scare people into handing over their login details. The message pretends to come from Facebook.<\/p>\n
The link often leads to a page asking you to verify your identity. You’ll be told to enter your email. Then your password. Sometimes they’ll even ask for a security code sent to your phone.<\/p>\n
\u2022 A message that claims your page violated Community Standards, yet it arrives from a random profile instead of Facebook.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Strange links are common.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Poor grammar isn’t always there anymore. That’s why checking the web address matters more than judging the writing.<\/p>\n
Raj runs a small local bakery and checks Facebook between customer orders. One afternoon he received a warning saying his business page would disappear before dinner. He almost clicked it. Then he noticed the sender had only a handful of followers and a strange username. He closed the tab and went back to icing cakes instead.<\/p>\n
Never use the link inside a scary message. Open Facebook yourself through the app or type the official website into your browser. If there’s really a problem with your account, you’ll see it after logging in normally.<\/p>\n
Real account notices appear inside your account. They don’t arrive from a brand new profile asking for your password.<\/p>\n
Some scammers want your Facebook account so they can message your friends. Others go after business pages because those pages often run ads and already have payment methods connected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That’s why changing your password isn’t enough if you’ve already entered it on a fake page. Turn on two-factor authentication. Check where your account is logged in. Remove anything you don’t recognize.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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