Facebook scams target grieving families of Flight MH17

Callous cybercriminals have used the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy as a lure for Facebook scams – creating fake profiles for victims of the crash, including children, according to the Daily Mail’s report.

The fake Facebook scam profiles have since been closed down by Facebook, IB Times reports – but are part of a disturbing trend where criminals attempt to make money out of grieving families,Mashable reports.

Facebook scams target grieving families of Flight MH17