Once attackers have your Facebook credentials, they can:
Prepared For: Cybersecurity Teams, Social Media Managers, Legal Compliance Officers, and Platform Policy Enforcers
Date: April 13, 2026
Classification: Confidential – Security Advisory
Post a status: "I was tricked by a password scam. If you received a strange message from me in the last hour, do not click any links or send money. I am in control of my account now." Facebook Password Giveaway
Under Facebook’s Community Standards and Terms of Service (Section 4, Registration and Account Security):
“You will not share your password (or in the case of developers, your secret key), let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.” Once attackers have your Facebook credentials, they can:
Consequences for participants:
Consequences for promoters (even if joking): Post a status: "I was tricked by a password scam
The success of these scams relies on two cognitive biases:
The “Facebook Password Giveaway” Scam: Anatomy, Impact, and Prevention