Facebook accounts hacked by scammers seeking money in London
Posted by JohnF | Posted in Scams | Posted on 21-01-2009
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IF you hear of a Facebook friend in London without a penny, take a moment to check their story – it’s most likely a scam that’s seeped into the social network.
Australian Facebook user accounts have been hacked, opening them up to scammers who then use it to send live chat messages to their friends asking for help.
“Several of my friends received a messages through Facebook Chat from their online Facebook friends,” one user, Nick, told news.com.au.
The messages claimed the person was “on a trip to London, but had been mugged, and was now marooned without passport or cash somewhere in North London,” he said.
The ploy usually culminates in a request for a Western Union money transfer.
Digital strategist Mark Neely found out his account had been hacked when a friend called to ask if he was alright.
“I immediately attempted to log into Facebook, but the password had been changed,” he said in a post on the Risks Digest message board.
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