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Is the noreply facebookmail com real?

Asked by Ankur Dwivedi Apr 6, 2022 17.4K views 1 answer
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 I received an email, I was not aware I had credits or credits existed on Facebook and apparently I have $2.30 worth. It looks legitimate at first glance, the email address looks like all the other Facebook emails I get but I have a few reasons to believe this is fake and a phishing attempt.


All of the links on the page, which I haven't clicked on by the way, when hovering over and getting a preview of the link in the bottom left corner, aren't actual URLs, just directories I think. The Facebook header link points to setting?tab=payments. The review of your balance link is the same thing. The app centre link is just appcenter. Perhaps a failed phishing attempt or the email team messed up, not something Facebook would do.


The email style of the header, and background doesn't look anything like the legitimate emails I get from Facebook.


In the mail, the top blue bar is a solid blue bar, unlike the gradiented bar on the first email. The background is white not grey like the first one. And it's not full width like the first one. The styles are similar but the first one looks a little older than the one I got a couple days ago which has a flatter look

Is this email legitimate or is it some sort of failed phishing attempt?

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