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Lucienne -> Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 6:15:27 AM)
I received an email yesterday from facebook congratulating me on my new account. Strange thing, I didn't open a new account and I already have a facebook account attached to the same email. In the past 12 hours, I've received numerous notices in my email of friend requests and confirmations from people I don't know. The account that I signed up for is still there, with none of this activity on it. I figure this is something nefarious, but I'm not quite sure how to shut it down. Suggestions or ideas?

Marc2b -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 6:29:50 AM)
I just had something similar happen to me yesterday. I recieved an email that said "so and so has requested you as a friend on Facebook." I do not have a face book account. I've never even been to the Facebook website. I've no interest in it whatsoever. I figured it had to be a scam (or perhaps a virus) of some sort and deleted the email without opening it. If anybody does know what it 's all about, It would be interested to know.

RCdc -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 6:53:40 AM)
Check the address that sent it? It should be from register-at-facebook. Don't open any attachments or any address that it gives you. Unless you confirm a registration, you shouldn't get any invites, so they will all be bogus. the.dark.

Lucienne -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 6:59:59 AM)
Whatever it is, I think it's trying to harvest my facebook password.

RCdc -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 7:02:59 AM)
You can always foward it to info-at-facebook so they can see the fake mails send out warnings to others. Don't open attatchments or confirm any passwords - which you are already aware of. Sounds like you have done the correct thing. the.dark.

angelikaJ -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 7:06:40 AM)
Facebook phishing http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/08/facebook-phishing-scam-in-the-wild/

littlewonder -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 7:08:08 AM)
I get those all day long every single day. They're phishing. Delete unread.

pahunkboy -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 8:32:31 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: littlewonder I get those all day long every single day. They're phishing. Delete unread. I get these as well from a variety of places. I just delete them. I am not a huge fan over facebook- myspace and those types of sites.

Lucienne -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 8:34:43 AM)
quote: ORIGINAL: angelikaJ Facebook phishing http://www.ghacks.net/2009/11/08/facebook-phishing-scam-in-the-wild/ Interesting. Thanks for the link. The gmail spam filter protects me from so much of this junk, I forget how common it is.

LaTigresse -> RE: Hijacked on Facebook? (11/10/2009 9:07:22 AM)
Yes, we even get them here on our work emails. My all time favourite though is the one from the 'IRS'.......all serious and legitimate looking. If I wasn't in constant contact with them via snail mail and occasional phone calls, I might have fallen for it.

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