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  • #1

    Is this some new sort of scam?

    I got a FB DM from somebody I barely know ... "I can't get into my FB account; they're going to send a code to a friend and I asked them to send it to you."

    First of all ... we're friends, are we? News to me.

    "They'll send it to your email. Send it to me when you get it."

    I asked why they weren't sending it to HER email. Obviously she must have an email connected to FB. I asked if she was sure this wasn't a scam of some sort.

    Her only reply was to repeat "Send me the code that's in your email."

    I didn't respond for about 20 minutes.

    Her next message: "Send it before it expires."

    Seriously ... WTF? Has anybody heard of something like this before? What's the endgame?

    I should add that there was nothing in my email account that had any relation whatever to her strange request.
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    Sounds like world-class BS to me. I'd block them.
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    • #3
      The end game? It verifies your email address for them.

      And it could be a ploy to get access to your FB account.
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      • #4
        They're probably doing some kind of lost-my-password stuff to take over your account.
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        • #5
          Facebook USED to have a lockout feature called Trusted Contacts. They would verify your identity via a Facebook friend. I would be beneficial if someone hacked your account as the first thing they do is change the email address. Password resets no longer come to you.

          As the feature is no longer available, this sounds like a scam. Not sure how the end game plays out.
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          • #6
            It's a scam. Someone tried that on me on a dating site. I didn't do what they asked, but instead turned to the dating site's option to ask an employee, and asked them what this meant. Messing around with other people's emails and passwords, including codes for recovery, is always a scam.
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            • #7
              A belated thanks to all who responded. I heard nothing further from the person and shortly thereafter blocked them.

              What's interesting, as I think I mentioned, is that nothing ever showed up in my email. So I admit I'm wondering where it went ....
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              • #8
                Quoth Kittish

                I'm betting you're supposed to make some comment to that effect to the scammer, who then would ask for your email address to "verify" that the "reset code" was being sent to the correct email, and from there get into further shenanigans to gain access to your email and from there they can get into damn near anything, really.
                Good point. That probably IS what she (or he; you can't tell just by FB names) was waiting for.
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