Facebook Missing Child Scam
Cambridgeshire Facebook users are receiving posts about missing children from their local school and being lured into clicking on a link within the post. If you receive such a post, then please do not click on the link as it may take you to a web address that appears to be relevant to missing children and then ask you for an email and password.
It may install malicious software that allows the criminal to remote access your device.
DON’T!
Initial enquires by the Cyber Investigation Team, suggest that these posts and links may have originated in Poland. Because too many people use the same email and password combination for multiple logins to different online accounts, criminals know this and will then try and login to dozens of the mainstream websites/accounts without you knowing in the hope they gain access and steal the commodity of the internet, data.
This scam is being seen across the UK.
There is a constant risk of opening an attachment or clicking on links within text, email and social media. Be satisfied you know who the sender really is before taking action.
For cyber security advice www.cyberaware.gov.uk
