NEW KENT, Va. (WWBT) – A lady in New Kent fears for her household’s security after a hacker took control of her mom’s Facebook account.
Amy Jackson called 12 In your corner after handling the fraudster for about a month.
On the phony account, noted as “Teresa Jackson (Teresa letterman jackson),” the hacker declares to have Yorkie pups who need a brand-new house for sale.
” Individuals have actually appeared in our driveway at 10 o’clock during the night searching for Yorkie pups that we undoubtedly do not have,” Jackson stated.
She stated when the posts are made, possible purchasers send out the phony account a direct message.
The hacker then requests a minimum of $200 through a mobile payment service, like Money App.
To make it look like it isn’t a fraud, Amy stated the hacker then responds with an image of Teresa’s genuine chauffeur’s license.
” And they’re sending it out to God understands the number of individuals that now understands where she lives,” Jackson stated.
2 various individuals have actually considering that appeared at their doorstep searching for the pups. Others online have actually threatened to physically assault Teresa at her own house.
Amy has actually attempted to signal others on Facebook about the fraud. She’s reached submitting an event report with the New Kent County Constable’s Workplace.
” I do not think that it’s coming from here even in the Richmond-Metro location it’s more than likely from clones most likely beyond the Commonwealth of Virginia,” Constable Joe McLaughlin stated.
He stated there aren’t numerous information he might share, however they are examining.
This isn’t the very first time hackers have actually impersonated Amy’s mom on Facebook.
Teresa’s account was hacked back in December 2021, when hackers declared they would send out cash through Money App to whoever might think what the photo read.
That’s when they attempted to recuperate the account by getting in touch with Facebook. Amy stated in order to confirm Teresa’s identity, she needed to submit an image of her chauffeur’s license to what appeared like a Facebook healing type.
So she did, however Amy isn’t sure if that technique was really from Facebook itself.
She stated in 2015, Teresa got a message that sent her a link declaring it had images of her. Teresa clicked the link that Amy thinks unlocked to the hacker.
Amy attempted time and time once again to get the phony account removed, however Facebook keeps rejecting the demand.
This implies that more individuals might appear at her doorstep anticipating a puppy in return.
” Individuals think that it’s her, you understand, scamming them. So they might extremely well appear at our driveway and be extremely mad. So I do fret about her security and what it might perhaps do. It definitely got the possible to turn bad,” Jackson stated.
The constable’s workplace has actually made a post about the fraud to their Facebook page to caution others.
They advise conference somebody in a public location prior to turning over any cash and providing a call if they seem like they have actually been scammed.
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