'Cleverest Facebook scam yet' accuses users of violating site policy, threatens to delete account

A new Internet scam, dubbed the cleverest yet, is designed to steal Facebook users' passwords and financial details by accusing them of violating the social network's policy and threatening to delete their account.

According to experts, the latest Facebook scam is among the most sophisticated yet because it mimics the security procedures that sites use to defend against Internet trolls and other bad behaviour online.

The scam comes in an email accusing the user of insulting or annoying another Facebook user and saying their account will ... BNN