Hoax involves infecting computers and making them send Facebook messages
Messages includes the recipient's name, the word 'video' and a shocked emoji
Users who click on the link are directed to different malicious sites depending on their browser

Source: http://www.techmej.com/2017/08/facebook-messenger-hoax-uses-your.html

If you get a suspicious Facebook message from one of your closest friends, be careful what you click.
A new scam sweeping the social network causes users to send out personalised hoax messages to their friends that include a virus-ridden link.
Each message includes the recipient's name, the word 'video' and a shocked emoji, followed by the link.

A new scam sweeping Facebook causes users to send out personalised hoax messages to their friends that include a virus-ridden link. Each message includes the recipient's name, the word 'video' and a shocked emoji, followed by the link

Users who click on the link are directed to different malicious sites depending on their browser,' Bleeping Computer reports.
Google Chrome users who click on the link are taken to a fake YouTube channel that is baited with adware.

Firefox users on Windows and Mac are taken to a page offering a fake Flash Player installer, which infects the user's PC with adware.

IT security researcher David Jacoby wrote in a blog post: 'The link points to a Google Doc.
'The document has already taken a picture from the victim's Facebook page and created a dynamic landing page which looks like a playable movie.

'When the victim clicks on the fake playable movie, the malware redirects them to a set of websites which enumerate their browser, operating system and other vital information.

'Depending on their operating system they are directed to other websites.'
If downloaded, the malicious software will infect your phone or computer and cause you to send a hoax message and link out to your Facebook Messenger contacts.
It can trick you into downloading more adware, which will fill up your phone with spam adverts.

Some Facebook Messenger users who click on the link are taken to a fake YouTube channel that is baited with adware (stock image)
Some victims have reported that the software has tracked their infected smartphone's keyboard activity.

This could allow cyber criminals to steal your banking details if you later use them to shop online.
Facebook Messenger users that are sent the spam message are encouraged to avoid clicking the malicious links.