Someone is using my name sending messages to my friends on Facebook selling scams. What can I do

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Someone is using my name sending messages to my friends on Facebook selling scams. What can I do

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Hello and welcome to ExpertHelp.com! My name is Scott Steinbrink and I'm going to do everything in my power to answer your question to your full satisfaction!

Before we get started, I want to remind you ExpertHelp.com is an independent professional support company. We are not associated with Facebook nor are we paid to provide support on their behalf. However, we have helped hundreds of customers with similar questions and believe we can help you too. OK, let’s get started! :)

I’m available to chat now. Please let me know that you are ready by posting a response. I’ll leave my chat session open for the next 15 minutes or so and wait for your reply. If I don’t catch you this time, please respond with a few times (including your timezone) that work best for you and we can connect then.

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

First and foremost, change your Facebook password right away.  If that person copied your profile, report that profile copying you. Do you know how to do that? 

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Customer

I did it but will do it again

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Customer

I changed my password

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Customer

Hi Scott,

Thanks for helping are you available?

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Customer

Hi Scott,

Now I can't change my password, it's telling me that my old password is incorrect.

This is a mess. Are you there or do we need to set up a meeting

Thanks

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Okay, apparently you're hacked. Sorry I was distracted by other things.  Back to you now. =)

Log out.

try www.facebook.com/hacked

to start the process of reclaiming your account. 

 

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Customer

Thanks. Already started that. Had an email back from Facebook that didn't get it. So I sent them a screenshot of the message I supposedly sent. They are working on it.

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Oh great. 

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Customer

When I search my name on Facebook, 3 accounts come up. Two are really me. the other has some of my friends but a different DOB. I can't delete it. When I try, it takes me to my regular account

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Customer

They all seem linked

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Go to the third one (fake profile)...  click on their profile..  then look for "..."    Click Report, and then choose Pretending to be me or someone else, then choose you.  Facebook will then shut the account down and require verificiation. 

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Customer

Thanks! I did it. Lets hope it works.

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Customer

I wonder if they can tell if messages were sent  from that account

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

They can.  Any messages sent from that fake account will disappear and shown as "Message Unavailable".   

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

I have to leave to prepare for our NYE party which starts in about 3 hours and half.  Have to cook, find the games I need to bring, etc. and pick up some people.  You have a good NYE party if youre having one tonight, or going to.    We will continue this conversation tomorrow. Ok?  Happy New Year! =) 

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Customer

Thanks. Have a good New year !

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Jenny Muralidharan
Customer Support

Thank you, Steve. We confirm your request to upgrade to phone support. Since Scott is unable to offer this, he has escalated your question to our phone support team. An Expert will call you shortly to offer continued assistance. Thank you for your patience. 

Alternatively, if you wish to continue with Scott's assistance via chat here, we will be happy to refund the payment you've made towards the upgrade. We look forward to hearing from you. You can also email us at s**t@experthelp.com for billing assistance.  

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Customer

 I can continue with Scott. Please refund the phone expense.

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Customer

Received a reply from Facebook that there is nothing on the profile that makes it qualify to be deleted. They don't get it. I've been hacked. It's not me

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Customer

I need help please..more and more people are getting hacked messages from me and Facebook isn't helping

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Customer

What do I have to do?

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Customer

I'll speak to Scott of phone or someone!

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Hi Steve! Im back with you now ;)

Have your friendd report the message as spam.. keep reporting until FB takes action. 

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Customer

Ok, thanks, I'll try .I just sent two more message to Facebook to take down that site

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

ALlright.  Thank you for making an effort on your end. I will continue to research ways for you to be able to recover your account. 

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Customer

Thank you.

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Customer

Two friends already reported it as spam last week. hasn't helped

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Did you also try www.facebook.com/identify ? 

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Customer

Haven't solved this yet..Any ideas

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Scott Steinbrink
Facebook Expert

Im going to escalate this to another colleague.  Hopefully someone will help you on this.   Be patient.

I have exhausted all resources I can use to help you with. 

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Customer

Thank you

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Customer

I just looked. Facebook took down the bogus site with my name Stephen that was probably sending messages. That's great. But there is a new site with my name Steve, which I use often. It's connected to my real sites. There is no info on that site. I need to delete that one too.

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Jenny Muralidharan
Customer Support

Hey Steve, we regret the wait. An Expert will contact you within 24 hours to offer continued assistance. Thank you for your patience. 

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Charles Totherow
Facebook Expert

Hello and welcome to ExpertHelp.com! My name is Charles Totherow and I'm going to do everything in my power to answer your question to your full satisfaction!

Before we get started, I want to remind you ExpertHelp.com is an independent professional support company. We are not associated with Facebook nor are we paid to provide support on their behalf. However, we have helped hundreds of customers with similar questions and believe we can help you too. OK, let’s get started! :)

I’ll be giving you a call soon. If I don’t catch you this time, please reply with a few times (including your timezone) that work best for you and we can connect then.

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Charles Totherow
Facebook Expert

Can you privide a screenshot of the account that that you would like to be deleted?

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Charles Totherow
Facebook Expert

Or I can search by first and last name as well.

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