These days, one can easily find in one's inbox the daunting posts which appear to be coming from social networking website Facebook, according to a Softpedia report dated November 23, 2011.
One such ridiculous email may warn the recipient that his account has debased the Facebook policies and the id will be deactivated within a day if he does not conform to the rules again. For giving a genuine look to the email, words, such as 'Thanks' and 'The Facebook Team' are used. A link is also given at the end for the reconfirmation.
The web link takes the user to a webpage which looks similar to the authentic Facebook page. The multi-page form asks the user (victim) to give details, such as email id, password, security question and its answer, and credit card number.
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