This person hacked into my family members FB account stating that we had both won money in a lottery and she had received hers. The person, whom I thought was my family member gave me a number to text to get more information. It seemed ligit especially since I had no reason not to think this was coming from someone that I knew. When the person asked for my mailing information, I decided to contact my family before giving info. The person said they were having problems with their cell phone...no problem, I asked for the house number...person said they were not at home. I inboxed someone else to get the phone number I was asking for. I was given the number and asked if I was trying to reach her regarding the lottery and was told that someone had hacked into her fb account.
This person hacked into my family members FB account stating that we had both won money in a lottery and she had received hers. The person, whom I thought was my family member gave me a number to text to get more information. It seemed ligit especially since I had no reason not to think this was coming from someone that I knew. When the person asked for my mailing information, I decided to contact my family before giving info. The person said they were having problems with their cell phone...no problem, I asked for the house number...person said they were not at home. I inboxed someone else to get the phone number I was asking for. I was given the number and asked if I was trying to reach her regarding the lottery and was told that someone had hacked into her fb account.
Someone I befriended on facebook told me the exact same thing and she swears it is not a scam. But I don't believe her. She said she saw my name on a list when she was receiving her check. I told her the name of the person does not show up as a claims agent on facebook which is also a red flag. Thanks for posting this.