08-27-2009, 02:01 PM
I know some here use FB, so I want to mention a potential scam that just happened to me. Now doesn't this sound like something you would run to Snopes about? They always start that way.
Anywho...I was just logged in to FB, anout 20 mins ago. Suddenly got a chat box from my cousin..who is on my friend list. She said she was in a "big mess". Said they were in London England (they live about 35 miles from me in RL) and were just mugged at gunpoint. Mugger got her cell, money ad credit card. Wanted me to wire her money..ASAP, husband having "pains" and they needed to get to airport.
Bells went off right away, as we were just at their house less than 2 weeks ago..no mention of a London trip. Do not know about you, but if I were about to go to London, it would come up in conversation at some point.
I asked for some more personal identifying info. Silence. I asked if police were involved. Silence. I asked about embassy...they "said" it would take 3 weeks to help.
Obviously her FB account had been hacked or compromised somehow. Because when I refused to help, there was no further conversation.
I just changed all my FB settings to private...only my friends can see my info.
I dod contact my cousin's daugter, as I did not want to use her email or FB PM as I did not know how much she had been compromised
Seems a Captain Obvious kind of warning, but just wanted to give a heads up.
Anywho...I was just logged in to FB, anout 20 mins ago. Suddenly got a chat box from my cousin..who is on my friend list. She said she was in a "big mess". Said they were in London England (they live about 35 miles from me in RL) and were just mugged at gunpoint. Mugger got her cell, money ad credit card. Wanted me to wire her money..ASAP, husband having "pains" and they needed to get to airport.
Bells went off right away, as we were just at their house less than 2 weeks ago..no mention of a London trip. Do not know about you, but if I were about to go to London, it would come up in conversation at some point.
I asked for some more personal identifying info. Silence. I asked if police were involved. Silence. I asked about embassy...they "said" it would take 3 weeks to help.
Obviously her FB account had been hacked or compromised somehow. Because when I refused to help, there was no further conversation.
I just changed all my FB settings to private...only my friends can see my info.
I dod contact my cousin's daugter, as I did not want to use her email or FB PM as I did not know how much she had been compromised
Seems a Captain Obvious kind of warning, but just wanted to give a heads up.