I got a link to watch a funeral livestream but it's asking for payment or personal details first. Is this legitimate?

Livestreaming funerals became widely adopted to allow distant friends and family to attend remotely, and many funeral homes offer this as a legitimate paid or free service through their own website or a recognized funeral livestreaming platform. However, scammers have adapted by creating fake social media posts or messages claiming to share a link to a loved one's funeral livestream, when in reality the link leads to a phishing page designed to harvest card details or login credentials, or spread malware.

These fake links often circulate rapidly through shared social media posts, since people are likely to forward a funeral link to other mourners without scrutinizing it closely, especially under time pressure to catch the stream live. The scam is particularly effective because it exploits both grief and a fear of missing the ability to say goodbye, making people less likely to pause and verify.

Before clicking any funeral livestream link, especially one shared through social media rather than sent directly by the family or funeral home, it's worth verifying with the family or checking the actual funeral home's official website directly for the correct livestream link.