Think I’ve been scammed on Facebook Messenger - can anyone advise me?

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Hi all

Hoping someone with some tech knowledge can give me some advice.

I’ve been using Facebook Marketplace to sell & give away some unwanted items, & received a message about one item as follows (with dodgy spelling & grammar & all)
Hi, I was just wondering are your ITEM the same as these ones hear? I’m interested in them !
And then there was a link to the domain name ‘searchfor.cc’

I stupidly clicked on the link without thinking and was taken to a blank web page. I have googled the domain name & apparently it is a fake search engine & browser hijacker . Can anyone tell me what that means & what I should do to hopefully avoid any possible repercussions?

I have blocked & reported on Facebook btw.

Not sure if blank page is a problem, it's when you tell them your password that you're in trouble.

Thanks @lljkk, that’s reassuring. Don’t think there was any attempt to get me to enter a password, but I did just close the browser page - just assumed it wasn’t working.

I don’t really understand what a browser hijacker is or how it works, do you know if it could have accessed any info on my phone or downloaded anything like viruses?

I had this too OP. Thankfully I didn’t click as it looked dodgy so unfortunately I can’t tell you what happens.

what was name of the page?

@lljkk it was ‘searchfor.cc’

@MaryAndGerryLivingInDerry glad you were more cautious than me!

Omg i have clicked this

A browser hijacker would change your home oage, dump crap on your computer and sliw it down. It can also steal sensitive information but you'd know if you'd been hacked

How would we know @Fatandfifty49

When mine was hijacked, I had a very strange home page that it would not let me change. I also got loads of random pop ups and the computer went painfully slow

I also clicked on this on my phone. Not a happy bunny