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Facebook Account is Hijacked, and Friends Solicited for Money
March 3, 2009
Just this week I received an email from
a dear friend of mine, Ellen. It stated that “I’m
stuck here in London and i really need some help out”.
Of course I called her on her cell phone immediately, but
she let me know that she was fine and at home.
Through a strange course of events, this tyrant was able to
change Ellen’s email address and user information. By
doing this, they were effectively able to lock Ellen out of
her account and start communications with Ellen’s friends.
By referencing Ellen’s niece, the hijacker was able
to engage in an interchange with one of Ellen’s friends,
Sarah. Sarah was smart enough to ask questions.
Sarah was nice enough to share this dialog with us as a reminder
of how serious identity theft could be. At the current time,
I would like to let everyone know that Ellen was able to regain
control of her Facebook account.
Read
Full Facebook Dialog Here
