WARNING: Facebook Does Not Have a ‘Work from Home Program’

Facebook has not launched a program allowing users to work from home and earn “thousands of dollars every month,” and users who fall for the scam face monthly credit-card charges of $94, Hoax-Slayer reported.

FacebookWorkFromHomeScam650Facebook has not launched a program allowing users to work from home and earn “thousands of dollars every month,” and users who fall for the scam face monthly credit-card charges of $94, Hoax-Slayer reported.

According to Hoax-Slayer, some Facebook users are seeing messages similar to this one (unedited):

Have You Ever Considered Working Online?

Melbourne, Australia — 5 hours ago

If you spend much time online and have been wanting to work from home, you might be in luck. Facebook has now released a “Work From Home Program” that will allow people to work from the comfort of their own homes.

To tens of thousands of people, this means that they will soon have a chance to make thousands of dollars every month, from the comforts of their own home, getting paid by checks, direct deposit and even Paypal.

So what happens to unsuspecting users who follow through? According to Hoax-Slayer:

A link in the message takes you to...

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