The filter scam that asks you to log in first
The filter is the packaging; the login is the product. Why a real effect never needs your social password on another website, and what to do in what order if you gave it.
Online Scams · section
Social Media Scams
Ads, giveaways, hacked accounts and friends who suddenly need a favour.
When the scam is the advert
Nearly a third of people who lose money say it started on social media, and a growing share of the rest started with a search. The result you clicked was bought, not earned.
Questions this section answers
- How can I tell a real login from a fake one?
- A genuine sign-in hands you to the platform — a system sheet or the platform's own app — rather than a text field drawn on the page you are already on. If you are typing your password into the page itself, it is collecting it.Answered in The filter scam that asks you to log in first