How scammers on Facebook are using your friends' identities

[@ManhattanGaming]

They should block Facebook in Nigeria

[@jcwt_pdx]

Exactly! ⭐️

[@Somedaythesunwavewillhitchina]

Same

[@semectual]

People from that area have a super high (but not all) number of scammers doing this practice. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@goddessateeba6158]

Lol 😂I agree

[@princeismypitbull5432]

you never send money to get money

[@posysdogovych2065]

Exactly. Even for argument sake, if you ever receive something of monetary value that requires you pay taxes, whether it's money or a car that you've won in a contest, you should always file it properly with the IRS. No exceptions.

[@ontherisewithcandyceevette3037]

Right!

[@yasminemobley7858]

I recently had someone try to scam me on Whisper. I decided to toy with them. I showed them proof that they were trying to scam me. It was similar to this scam, but they said I was randomly selected, and won $10,000 in cash. They wanted me to give them $400 to have the money "delivered to my front door." I find it quite laughable that the scammers are so desperate to steal from people that they resort to having to use an anonymous chat site to bait people.

[@varunsagar8512]

If USA citizens can be cheated like this can understand situation of india

[@Indianprincess1619]

That so called person says i have to buy a amazon card to get the money

[@yourtypicalbot1926]

Whats scary is that they got the persons ID to make it legitimate real

[@e0o9kii]

If an old friend from high school, college or wherever starts messaging you, talking about a grant or free money, ask them only things you and your friend would know.

[@GothicGamer2012]

Basically if anyone asks you for money, be skeptical no matter who they are and what the promised reward is. Chances are you will avoid most of these types of scams.

[@NoOne-ii1th]

JTN 저스틴 or just immediately know ITS A SCAM

[@GothicGamer2012]

gledak yotou Some people lack the ability to look at a situation and immediately figure out that it's a scam. I personally look at details before taking action and I spot all the red flags allowing me to identify a scam within minutes. Others need to know of the scam before they are faced with it. The former are skeptical people, the latter are usually vulnerable people. Young teenagers or elderly for example. Raising awareness helps the vulnerable as they're more likely to be aware of the scam when they become a target for it.

[@GothicGamer2012]

Jerry Smith Everyone knows I'm inactive. Tbh I forgot my login details and I haven't been on that account for a couple of years. That's how inactive I am. Even back when I created the account in high school I never went on it. Just once every few months. I just have little to no interest in Facebook or Twitter. I only created the account originally because my friend wanted me to.

[@dottievillegas9122]

GothicGamer2012 I only went on facebook to buy local things for sale. I blame face book for all people getting hurt and scammed. SURE IT HAPPENS OTHER WAYS TOO. BUT THIS IS A BIG PART OF SCAMS

[@NothingIsImposible09]

thats dumb. greed will always get you in trouble.

[@joyace9674]

Omg you are so right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ptnsmuls9393]

Anytime you get a message out the blue talking about money, you should already know that's a scam and ignore it. If it's coming from your friend's account, you should know that their account got hacked and they wouldn't be acting like that.

[@JayJonesFla]

Yes these people are still active and trying. I got messaged this morning by them trying to pretend to be two of my family members

[@MsUa125]

The stolen picture of Deborah Boyd and the real Deborah Boyd look totally different. How could she believe that picture was her friend? Also, anytime you hear you're going to get a box full of cash, that should be a huge red flag. Nobody delivers a box full of cash.

[@jordanboteler8978]

Cupcakes Viola I almost got scammed today

[@soulqueen3819]

LMAO 🤣 the real one looks like a monster

[@capricornqueen322]

@@soulqueen3819 I wonder what you look like🤔💭💩

[@amilllion1]

I thought she lost weight, ur right!

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

That could have been a five- to ten-year-old photograph of MS. Boyd.

[@CalebWolf]

This was in 2017, Facebook still have problems with allowing scammers to promote their scams on the site.

[@CalebWolf]

It's like, the only thing that boils my blood using this site.

[@schawnettarobinson8584]

This happened to me today. It is a scam.

[@Keith03820]

I knew right away. The person try to scam me just took the picture from someone I know. This person was on a phone but didn't had a facebook as showed to me "using messenger without facebook logged in using a phone number from united state different from your facebook friend" All I did was asked "where did we met, year and location" that person was continuing from talking about the gran and how much that person made. I reported it and called that a day.

[@8307c4]

It's hardly a new scam, they were perpetrating this back 30 years ago and people fell for it then, the methodology changed but the scam itself is old as the hills.

[@MrJcbrobeck]

takes less than 10 seconds to do a little fact checking

[@bethpoler2973]

Where does one look for " Fact Checking" Looks on the outside doesn't define whom the person is, nice to give them a second chance...........😉 But seriously if you have any suggestions on checking these ",Fake's out, please share,😁.........

[@glittersthriftycorner-evy9932]

@@bethpoler2973 you consider everyone on facebook a scammer, and until they provide hardcore facts they should remain on scammer status. Period. If they are your friends ask the idiot something only you and that person knows, they cannot answer because its not your friend. This isn't rocket science, it's common sense. Use it!

[@bethpoler2973]

@@glittersthriftycorner-evy9932 Some day it'll come back when you least expect it😉.....especially one's that think they no it all & 🥶!!

[@hermanrogers1325]

Just don’t send them a dime that’s the facts right there

[@vergilcold1167]

Not if you're having a panic attack because the messenge said you were in a video

[@williampatrick5329]

They're going to deliver you grant money in cash to your door in a box. You deserved to be scammed.

[@skartbrimpson3297]

Nobody deserves to get scammed, DF. 😑

[@done675]

😀😀😀

[@whimsysmith2835]

It's amazing what you will believe from a source you trust.Take it from me, these scammers used the identity of my lawyer/family friend. "She" was really convincing (besides the typos,) saying just enough to make me think it was who I thought it was.... until they claimed the government would send 100,000 in cash to my door by UPS. THINGS TO REMEMBER!!! 1. Grammar Nazis are your FRIENDS! They teach you how to NOT sound like a Nigerian scammer, so maybe we all need to cut them some slack, and maybe we do need to use spell check. 2. If a friend tells you something too good to be true, VERIFY it is them and ask them something only your friend would know. 3. The US government NEVER sends cash- they send a check. This just makes fiscal sense, 100K weighs alot in postage. 4. When the government gives you "free" money (say, a military bonus, veteran disability, or a federal grant) it is with good cause and after due process (miles of red tape, and government forms) it is only after you have filled out all the red tape. They are going to ask for tons of paperwork, and it is going to be a long, difficult, frustrating process, while they verify your medical records, military records, marriage license, et cetera. If someone doesn't seem concerned that you might be scamming them, it is because THEY are scamming YOU! 5. The government WILL tax about 30% right off the top, so if someone offers you a round sum like 100K it is NOT the government!

[@malcolmscott6195]

William Patrick deserved it believing that bs

[@glittersthriftycorner-evy9932]

@@whimsysmith2835 did you request a bar number from such laywers?? If so, I hope you called the state bar in whatever state you live in to get a positive ID. You can give all the advice in the world and many will read it but when confronted all research goes out the window. As I said you treat any and all on social media as a scammet, lets be real, 90% of facebook users are scammers. That's a fact & until the person they are trying to victimize wises up it will continue to happen.

[@ontherisewithcandyceevette3037]

Sad this happens to people

[@missylou82]

That’s why, I don’t use my real picture of myself on social media.

[@yeeeentertainment8298]

Smh, we gonna deliver 100,000 to your door in a box😂

[@ahhwe-any7434]

First, we need some personal info

[@joyace9674]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Monicas__Sleepstream]

I reported a fake profile of my Grandfather, offering me HHS money scam, and i reported the fake account to facebook, but soon after, facebook told me that they will not remove the fake accound. That is realy bad.

[@robinflea]

Ha! This happened to me, but fortunately for me, her daughter is my friend and she happens to be a financial crimes detective at LAPD. She told me it’s a scam.

[@tereslillis5917]

My sister works for financial crimes departmentnat Wells Fargo...the idiots that hacked my acct reached out to her trying this garbage, even with her job title on her profile😂😂😂😂

[@creed5248]

I had someone scam me for a username and password one time . They were able to steal 100 dollars at the time - it could have been worse and I felt so stupid afterwards . They can be really slick sometimes and trick you . It can happen to anyone - don't be afraid to tell anyone out of embarrassment - swallow your pride and try to help ... so it doesn't happen to someone else !!

[@itsmeAlec54]

Wow this is unbelievable this happened to one of my friends and it's awful! I would report the profile!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤

[@btsarmy3735]

It happened to me and they are into my fb account

[@itsmeAlec54]

@@btsarmy3735 that's terrible

[@indoamerican3398]

Only greedy people get scammed

[@yvette2099]

Not greedy....but in the times that we live in .....the word is DESPERATE and NO I have not been scammed. That is all

[@bengonzales1182]

I found a scammer profile on Facebook (was posting "you win" messages on random posts, was obviously a scam) and reported it, Facebook responded saying they didn't find any violation and weren't going to take any action.

[@a-zlinguistics5646]

Facebook told me the same thing.

[@patrik421]

They don't care. Facebook leadership doesn't seem to mind their site being a playground for spammers and scammers...

[@bengonzales1182]

@@patrik421 The crazy thing was, it was a fake profile pretending to be Ellen DeDeneres and they also spelled her name wrong. Despite that, they still wouldn't take any action.

[@btsarmy3735]

@@bengonzales1182you know this happened to me and they got into my account and changed my password. Then they texted me and said do u want ur account back. Obviously they want money but why can’t they get a real job and earn there own money. Instead hacking. I wish fb would do something about it. But they don’t care

[@lifespanwellnessbeauty-60i64]

Another scam is when they say they noticed your name on some kind of government and they're concerned about you. They tell you you can qualify for x amount of money or benefits if you click on the link. Even if you say take a hike, they keep pushing until you block them. These are fake friend accounts too.

[@AudenLassoChaveztigre]

Also a good amount of time scammers only have 1 profile picture and a few random pictures. Sometimes they will be using a real person's information but not very detailed.

[@treygood6371]

That is sick that someone would do that why

[@melissacallender1196]

This happened to me but what I did I asked personal questions that on the Facebook contact would only know and they could not answer then try to get me afraid that they have my info and they would run me through to the IRS if I don't pay the money, I also contacted my friend and she said it was not her. I called them out on Facebook of who they are and what they we're doing to people

[@deflepprocks1]

My friend lost $17,000 to scammers! I told her she was being scammed but she said that she'd been contacted by her dentist that she trusted. The "dentist" said she'd receive thousands of dollars for a small fee. Of course she never received anything.

[@vickilx9589]

where can i report thiis.. its happening right now!!

[@Keith03820]

Well I know been 11 month. You can always use report conversation "pretending to be someone" Go to your friends list click that person. make sure you click "report conversation" I'm pretty sure you dealt with these and find out what to do.

[@bokings9448]

it is still going today here in 2020

[@gr122]

why do people even think of sending money on the internet? what is wrong with people

[@_og0623_]

someone is pretending to be my mom on Facebook and they keep making accounts and putting my mom’s profile pic. and they are asking my mom’s friends for money and stuff and their identification. I’m scared bc they also know sum personal info about someone..

[@luisjimenez9209]

My family and I are going through this . Who can I contact o help me found out where the scammer is located ?

[@mcribs1280]

lol Facebook is the scammer

[@wyattcasey1507]

I agree 100 percent you cant beleve evreyones profiles are lajjit

[@jordanboteler8978]

Tegirdy I almost got scammed I had to send money 300 dollars my dad got the same text I’m 14 I’m was just a little suscipous why do you send money to get money

[@glittersthriftycorner-evy9932]

You nailed it

[@dianeburton1527]

[@DUNAWAYMUSICLLC]

How can people believe this...

[@King-vv9rf]

Don't believe . But be be careful...

[@joyace9674]

Only stupid people would fall for this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JovanniPacasWorsham]

She really fell for that. WOW!

[@ireneseal1101]

I did not give him any information.

[@gloriasiess1129]

This happened to me. The scammer from Nigeria claimed to be my cousin and had hacked her facebook profile. I didn't send any money but I was tired and had low blood sugar that morning and ended up chatting with the scammer. It's a very evil scam and catches you off guard.

[@MyMason100]

Check into that more ! Facebook is filled with obvious scammers .

[@charlesgoodman5086]

It just happened to me and I caught it in time before anything can happen.

[@marienyc1thenewyorkgirl467]

It happened to me . My supervisor contacted me while I was on short disability to get the grant and help me with medical bills . He wanted my social security number , my bank account number and my full address. He even send me the number of a lawyer who could guide me to get the money. He also sent incredible prayers that were supposed to be powerful for healing. I told him that if he really was my supervisor, he had access to my file at work . He then answered he was in Lagos Nigeria and was not my supervisor.

[@albertcastaneda9940]

I have received many scam offers like that I just block the fake account

[@RubyBoopOhLaLa]

A guy from fb is doing this right thing now!!!!!!

[@barbaracornell6854]

What if you know somebody that actually did receive the money what happens then

[@tinalouise1470]

They are active. I've blocked many of them.

[@andreahood8409]

My husband got messages like that a few days ago.

[@overseachininadoll]

😂😂😂 Know what? The problem is the people who believe such scams. Do you really believe you can get “Loan up to $100,000” from the government and you don’t have to pay back? 😂😂😂

[@amilllion1]

And that you have to Pay a fee for it

[@zoiedee5341]

this happened to my cousin FB page I got the message for a 90,000.00 grant I asked the person I do I call you the person couldn't tell me then I knew it wasn't him

[@fredlandry6170]

No surprise there, Nigeria is notorious for scams.

[@kevinflower9041]

I was scammed by an advert on Facebook, I paid by visa card I reported it to visa . Because it was a advert SCAM they go after the person who advertised the items. I have to wait 20 days for the money to go back into my account but at least I haven't lost anything but I've learned my lesson. The adverts are still running BEWARE and don't be afraid to report it to your card or bank they have alot more power and a legal team to go after the scammers

[@bloodmutt]

I wasted an hour and a half of their time lol

[@Caintuckee64]

Fakebook recieves reports and allows the scammers to continue!

[@gloria-verasiess8295]

I did not go for it, but this same scam was presented to me. They used my cousins face and messenger account. So happy to see this on you tube. When I asked the scammer personal questions only she would know, the ruse was up. I then typed in, are you in Nigeria? The scammer dropped the charade and demanded to know how I knew that.

[@stkittsmanuk1]

Friends don't do things like that. Especially someone you have not seen for years. It's obvious. The government does not give away free money

[@iconicfarms4327]

Am from Nigeria, i will not lie there alot of corruption in my country and i have been scammed several times.

[@judonnawilliams701]

I am a victim of a scam

[@godzilla964]

I fell for a scammer posing as my aunt.

[@Tinbeef22]

Can u really be sorry for greedy people?

[@crystalcastro8291]

Wheres the link to the site that shows scammers ip address

[@leonmoxon9396]

happening today 5 years later in the uk...

[@tigesttadesse9599]

I had this happen to me. I sent 300 for a single parent grant. My friend had someone hack into her Facebook account and was sending me messages about this scam. I reported to police they said they are overseas.

[@jondoes8222]

They tryed it on me today.... I did not fall for it....

[@thanhtu1727]

I'm going through the scam now, did not fall for it, but won't stop texting me.

[@shanelamell2229]

This is all well in good. But you never told us how to turn in these people?????

[@stephenransley9377]

still happening to day

[@karmajohn9015]

Its a way of paying back dishonest money they inherited

[@Jman417]

I appreciate this story. Thank you CBS. They contacted me and I refused to give them money. Money for money is funny and fake

[@missShay1969]

i was also messaged today that by a Johnson Robinson saying that I have won $980000.00 and i need to pay $250 for to get my winnings

[@jacquelinethomas4998]

Did u get it?

[@bian1064]

This is called PROSPERITY PREACHING using VOODOO

[@htookpu7403]

Same I lost my Facebook account

[@lindachapman9249]

I have been getting that message for years from someone saying they are My friend

[@jamescottrell8578]

My wife keeps getting calls about topical pain meds. Tells them lose my number but they keep calling.

[@mytexasdays1526]

I'm seeing this in 2020. Why? I'm trying to stop the "people you may know" part of Facebook. Almost all are African and in Nigeria. Haven't found an answer but Facebook is not doing a good job of weeding out fake accounts nor helping those whose identity has been stolen.

[@elviragonzalez428]

Please people listen!!! Don't be naive you think somebody it's going to give you free money just because.use the little common sense and don't believe y fairies and pink clouds ☺☺☺☺!!!!!!!

[@knowbodiesfull5768]

3:04 : "I swear to God and to my father's grave . . ." Yep, they use that cliche quite a lot too. That's another sign for you to block them. (10/21/2021)

[@obijames9581]

Nigerians here to also get scammed by this scammers dey should really block facebook the scamming is too much. Here in Nigeria no body knows what in the internet is real or a scam any more. They are getting more Equipped and more dangerous scam is really becoming a big problem

[@noureddineelaroussi7680]

I live my life expecting to be scammed any second, if I hear a knock on my door I don't open it without my gun in hand if I open a browser I know there are scammers out there wanting to get me, if I use my card at a gas station I check for scam plates, if anyone says hi to me in the street I know they want something from me, if my phone rings I know it's a scam likely call...you get my drift, they are always waiting for you to make that small mistake and BOOM...

[@tiootatepa1526]

I almost got scam until he said send me your password Credit card info.hes name was Johnson Smith

[@Indianprincess1619]

Same luckly i don't remember my password lol

[@Staaaarrrrrrrrrr]

Did they catch this person?

[@glittersthriftycorner-evy9932]

They are in Nigeria & out of jurisdiction.

[@Golfing422]

The catch is the fact that they need money to give you money. Only an idiot would fall for that.

[@rebeccasanders6414]

This week I was contacted by a scammer pretending to be a church member at my church. They wanted me to send $500.00 processing fee for a $150,000 "free grant".

[@nicolleparis4398]

Me and my mom got the virus/ scams.. I got logged out of messenger and facebook. Im smart and i fell for it. Im super sad🥺. Im stupid..

[@hermanrogers1325]

You are not missing anything it’s big SOS

[@patrickwilliams6464]

Facebook don’t care just as long as they get their advert fee by the scammers, then they wash their hands of the responsibility. As long as Facebook make it easy to setup a fake account scammers will continue.

[@marciathehooligan3861]

Somebody used my friend and my cousin to try to scam me. By the language, I knew this was not my cousin or friend. I strung this person along for awhile before letting the person know I was onto them. Well I blocked the number & now it comes up as the scammer's real name. Its a person in my small town. Cause I didnt erase the messages & I checked this person's fb profile. We do share one mutual friend. This is weird cause I was just wondering if I should at least show the police & make them aware of what this guy is doing. What do y'all think?

[@landajb261]

I say expose him 🤷. You reap what you sow

[@marciathehooligan3861]

@@landajb261 Even though I got his FB profile and realized it was some local loser named Wayne Thompson , the policeman I talked to said they wouldn't do anything.

[@landajb261]

Wow, That's crazy!

[@marciathehooligan3861]

@@landajb261I could understand if the guy was over in India or Nigeria but he was right down the blasted street + the cop knew him! SMH 😕

[@fredlandry6170]

No delivery driver would EVER deliver cash to someone especially 100000$ that's pretty dense.

[@user10077]

eeee help i got suspicious when one of my friends on messenger said i was in a video and naturally being a high school student i was like uhhh drama? like nope, i click the link she sent me and it brings me to sign in, i had second thoughts and didn’t sign in realised what i did and quickly blocked her and reported the conversation, am i still going to get my info leaked ???

[@shamaraaraujo3204]

Don't know, you gotta wait now

[@deerhunter5305]

$1500 to get $100,000. Who would think this was a scam? 😂🤣😅😂🤣😅

[@eugeneostrander7634]

Why don't the FBI stop this ?

[@missShay1969]

how is it that these people scam so many people

[@1977mandyo]

Not much Facebook can do about it

[@dpooly5533]

It's a very growing problem

[@DebbieIngramR]

But when it's reported why can't they investigate it and shut them down or expose them?

[@curlypdub9283]

I gave them my address and phone number and my monthly income. I did not give them any bank info

[@mannyreyes1393]

SCAMMERS ARE MAKING MY FACEBOOK

[@lindaringo6370]

Am i being scammed now ?

[@treygood6371]

I got a scam text message from someone telling me I won a grant it a scam

[@domina7909]

Facebook should be blocked in Nigeria, Pakistan, and India

[@Indianprincess1619]

Same happened to me

[@_king_manuel652]

Same happen to me

[@spaceballs44]

Get off Facebook and Instagram, Twitter and TikTok soon or now you have to pay to use the web site. Save your money, identify and sanity.

[@staciecarmon1618]

This happened to me but I ask some personal questions they couldn’t answer so it didn’t work on me!!!

[@kikyrustam2435]

Greed always end not so good

[@pierrealcius9371]

2 much tolerance

[@AllSpace]

suckers for punishment are everwhere, vulnerable consciousness people are the ones that will lose in the end

[@aminatasoumah9287]

someone is just trying to scam me on Facebook right now

[@shirlainewilliams152]

why did she not call her friend before ,,come on lady ,im not judging ,but pls

[@1977mandyo]

I never fall for that crap.

[@King-vv9rf]

And u can never. . Fall in jesus name. .amen

[@King-vv9rf]

I'm Nigeria but not all Nigeria is scammer. I know good and bad so know one well scammer me

[@johnfred1015]

Very soon

[@wasappme3179]

My grandmother was also involved in romance scam thank God we found out in time before it got worst Mr. Snow help tracked down the scammer and retrieved what ever she was scammed of..

[@VeganRashad]

This almost happen to today.