phish@fb.com has come as a respite for those who have been victimized by fake Facebook emails. With the help of this email people can report the malicious emails which reportedly come from Facebook.
For those who don’t have an account on Facebook this address can be used to report the pretentious Facebook mails.
The emails are meant to steal your passwords and personal information by pretending to come from a genuine source. There are many users who use the same password as they use for their bank accounts and by getting the Facebook password the vital information can be misused.
As reported by Associated Press these scams can be identified by the content they have . The information is vague as compared to other emails which come from Facebook.
Facebook told Associated Press “It will report scams to outside security companies and notify blacklists that Internet companies keep to block malicious websites. It will also prevent users from posting such links on Facebook”