Hacked account back up in a week
After years on the internet and social media, I have successfully avoided all scams, phishing attempts and other unscrupulous efforts to take advantage of me. Unfortunately, in November 2024 I was drawn in by a message sent to my business Facebook page that appeared to be from Facebook informing me of an issue with my account. They said I needed to resolve this in “19 hours” (first red flag I ignored!) or they would disable my account. I was cautious initially when asked to give my Facebook password (second red flag I ignored) but several hours later, finally did because it truly appeared the message was from Facebook. I immediately changed my password but it was too late. My entire account went down within a minute and I was unable to log back in to anything: Facebook business page, personal profile, Messenger and unable to access several Facebook groups I created and am admin for. When I posted about this a few days later on LinkedIn and Instagram, it brought even more scammers on LinkedIn referring me to 800 numbers to fix my problem. Fortunately, a colleague on Instagram directed me to hacked.com which she said had been a big help to her when she experienced the same situation. I checked out their website and scheduled a 50-minute zoom meeting with them. Aaron Weaver worked with me to get a message to Meta about my hacked account. There is no way to contact Facebook if you are not actively on Facebook. Exactly one week from the date I had my original call, my Facebook account was back and unscathed! I had a 25-minute followup call with Aaron to make sure my account was safe and secure. I am so eternally grateful to Aaron and hacked.com for their outstanding service. They are professional, considerate, knowledgeable and very competent. I highly recommend the company.
By Neva C.




