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Scammers hack verified Facebook pages to impersonate Meta and Google

May 5, 2023

Via: Mashable
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If you see a verified page, complete with the blue checkmark, on Facebook…don’t automatically assume that page is legit.

Mashable can confirm that a number of fake Facebook business pages have been masquerading as companies such as Google and even Meta itself.

In all of the pages viewed by Mashable, the verified Facebook pages appear to have been hacked, with their page name and Facebook URL changed in the past week. Some of these pages had millions of followers. Each display a blue verification badge that says “Facebook confirmed this profile is authentic.”

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