Beware the new 'hours to make' scam going viral on Instagram

Beware the new 'hours to make' scam going viral on Instagram

A new Instagram con has people worried.People are reporting unusual messages from random Instagram accounts that follow the same misleading script.In the scam, users receive a message from a stranger who claims to have edited their photos.The scammer always says, "this took me three hours to make" .Then the person drops a link that's supposed to lead to the edited photos.The link is actually a trick to get access to your Instagram account — never click the link!.By Facebook's definition, the "hours to make" scam would be categorized as a "phishing scam"