Don't Check Areps.At | Yet Another Facebook Phishing Scam

Areps.at wants your Facebook password

Hello, and welcome to round who-knows-how-many of the Facebook phishing scam saga. Today, if you get a Facebook message that says “check areps.at,” don’t do it.

In case you haven’t been faced with this situation before, and thus haven’t read up on how this areps.at scam and others before work, here’s a little rundown.

Just your run-of-the mill password theft

So in these Facebook phishing scams, a dummy web site that looks like the Facebook login page appears. In this case, that dummy site is areps.at. The phishers want to dupe you into plugging in your username and password so they can steal them.

The phishers then use the login information you gave them at areps.at to send out more “check areps.at” messages to your friends using your Facebook account.

Avoid identity theft

Really, I don’t know what is the point of these areps.at phishing scams. Entertainment for the scammers? What I do know is that letting some hacker stranger get a hold of your password is not a good idea. You could end up with a fast payday loan that you didn’t get in your name.

If you use the same password for an online bank account or anything that contains your credit card number or other personal information, you could end up getting your identity or your money stolen.

What do do

So, if you get a message that says “check areps.at,” does that mean you have to delete your Facebook page, change all your passwords and start over? No, just delete it. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Don't Check Areps.At | Yet Another Facebook Phishing Scam"