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GMAIL and Outlook users are being warned over a dangerous new Facebook scam.

Cyber-experts say scam artists are using a clever trick to con innocent users.

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Facebook has billions of users, so they’re common targets for hack attacks.

Now cyber-security professionals at Trustwave have revealed a new “spam attack”.

The attack begins with a phoney email that claims your profile or page has been “scheduled for deletion”.

It will claim that you’ve violated Facebook’s Community Standards.

And users are warned that if they don’t reply within 48 hours, the page will be deleted.

There’s a link at the bottom of the email that gives the option to “Appeal Now”.

But this is a fake email that shouldn’t be trusted.

“This claim can resonate with Facebook users as most people have heard that the social media site is clamping down on users who violate the rules,” cyber-experts explained.

“The sender, who appears to be from Facebook’s support team, is giving the user a chance to appeal this termination.

“A 48-hour ultimatum was given, invoking a sense of urgency to the recipient.”

The link will take you to a conversation with a Messenger account that appears to be a legitimate Facebook profile.

But it’s actually a chatbot created by hackers.

You’ll eventually be prompted to log into your Facebook account to appeal.

And that’s how the hackers claim your personal info – allowing to defraud you online.

As always, the best advice is to always treat any email with extreme caution.

If an email is unsolicited, be wary of links – especially if it comes from an unknown sender.

Any email that asks for your personal information could be a scam.

So consider navigating directly to the website you’re looking for and logging in there – rather than trusting email links.

Hackers are creating increasingly convincing fake emails, websites and more in a bid to con you.

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