--- title: "Stop! Don’t Watch That Video | Phish Protection" description: "If one of your Facebook friends sent you an email that said "Is this you?" with a link to a video, would you click on it to see if it" image: "https://phishprotection.com/og/blog/stop-dont-watch-that-video.png" canonical: "https://phishprotection.com/blog/stop-dont-watch-that-video/" --- Quick Answer If one of your Facebook friends sent you an email that said "Is this you?" with a link to a video, would you click on it to see if it's you? If so, \_there's a good chance you're going to get phished, because you just fell for the newest Facebook phishing scam\_. 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If so, _there’s a good chance you’re going to get phished, because you just fell for the newest Facebook phishing scam_. According to the[Better Business Bureau](https://www.bbb.org/article/news-releases/16929-bbb-warns-of-social-media-video-scam-is-this-you), “There’s a **phishing scam** making the rounds. If you’re a victim, you receive a message from someone you know and trust, one of your friends and family members. The message expresses they were surprised to have seen you in a video and contains a web address that’s supposed to lead you to it. You’re not in the video.” _The twist here is the bad guys are using Facebook Messenger to deliver their payload_. ![Spear phishing protection](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/2019/09/spear-phishing-protection-7538.jpg) From the article, “You only typically hear from people you care about through Messenger, so your **guard is already down**. When you see the notification you’ve received a message, you experience a tiny dose of positive emotion, expectation and curiosity. You want to know what this person you care about has to say. Before you even click on the message, that bait has your attention.” “The message reads something like, ‘Hey (your name), what are you doing in this video lol! Search ur name and skip to 1:53 on video. Type in browser with no spaces -> (then they give you a web address).’” ![Prevent spear phishing](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/2019/09/prevent-spear-phishing-7538.jpg) There are tools out there to protect you from **phishing emails**. Tools like[Phish Protection](/)with real-time **link click protection**. Not only does Phish Protection [prevent phishing](/) emails out of your inbox, but if one should get through AND you accidentally click on a malicious link, Phish Protection protects you from that too. Unfortunately, not even Phish Protection can save you from a malicious link in Facebook Messenger. For that, _you just have to know ahead of time that the link is malicious and not click on it, which is why I wrote this article_. ## Topics [ Phishing Awareness ](/tags/phishing-awareness/) ![Brad Slavin](https://media.mailhop.org/phishprotection/images/authors/brad-slavin.jpg) [ Brad Slavin ](/authors/brad-slavin/) General Manager Founder and General Manager of DuoCircle. Product strategy and commercial lead across DuoCircle's 2,000+ customer base. [LinkedIn Profile →](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradslavin) ## Protect your inbox from phishing attacks Real-time email security with 60-day free trial. No credit card required. [Start Free Trial](https://portal.duocircle.com/cart.php?a=add&pid=101&brand=phishprotection) [View Pricing](/pricing/) ## Related Articles [ Foundational 5m 0ktapus, Okta Breach Helps Attackers Launch Sophisticated Supply Chain Attacks Sep 5, 2022 ](/blog/0ktapus-okta-breach-helps-attackers-launch-sophisticated-supply-chain-attacks/)[ Foundational 14m 12 Real-World Spear Phishing Examples And The Red Flags You Missed Feb 4, 2026 ](/blog/12-real-world-spear-phishing-examples-and-the-red-flags-you-missed/)[ Foundational 2m 8 million Android users fell prey to SpyLoan malware on Google Play Store Dec 5, 2024 ](/blog/8-million-android-users-fell-prey-to-spyloan-malware-on-google-play-store/)[ Foundational 1m A Big Part of the Phishing Problem is You Sep 17, 2019 ](/blog/a-big-part-of-the-phishing-problem-is-you/) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","name":"Phish Protection","url":"https://phishprotection.com","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://phishprotection.com/images/phishprotection-logo.png"},"description":"Advanced phishing protection and email security for businesses. 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