Scammers suck

I updated the password to all email accounts but how many emails did you receive? I only saw the one email in my gmail account. I took advantage and changed my passwords for many websites because the password matched with several others. It's definitely a pain in the a$$. The worst part is that the password was so unique and it was the last name of someone I love. How the hell would someone get it really surprises me this time. Yahoo doesn't have anything important but my Gmail does. I use the documents section for stuff like my resume.

That does suck! Hope they get it straightened out.

Oh yeah i hate scammers, and i hate that they are just doing this for the sake of what? money, to make people be uncomfortable? why dont they just live and let live.. why bother others and why not lead a decent life and try to do this. ha... It is really dangerous that we all have to make sure not to have exposed everything over the internet that everyone's identity maybe stolen like this. always be careful... and when you are using your phone, or laptop be sure that no one else will have access to your accounts.

I so agree. SOmething needs to be done about scammers and viruses. I hate them both. I get those emails that are from friends email address but just have in the message some abscure link. I usually email my friend and tell them so they can change their password. I had this one guy I was friendly with online for awhile a couple years ago and he got one of these from my email address. He emailed me all mad and really uptight about the whole thing. I tried very hard to explain it to him but he was like an air head and just didn't get it. We aren't friends any longer but it was sure frustrating. He turned out to be such a jerk but that's another story.

and all other hairy parts too....... How awful - glad that you played Sherlock again with great success

May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the armpits of all scammers like this. Grrrrr... Hey! I think I've seen you utter(write) this curse before! Somewhere out there, there is a guy or a girl flapping his or her arms because the 'ticklish' feeling on the armpit is a bit too much!

It irritates the life out of me that these scammers don't get their come uppance or don't seem to get caught and punished, I guess they see the net as easy pickings and there are no deterrants in place. Seems no matter how much security you put in place they will always find a way. Here's hoping your curse gets to them my friend, but I think you are being a bit too lenient LOL.

damn thats a shame hope she gets it all worked out

And what will FB do about it?

It does suck....you would think that someone with that much intelligence to make up a fake account just to ask people for money could get a real job and make real money....just like those who come up with these viruses...come on...get a real job and quit making everyone miserable.

That SUCKS!!! I've often wondered why anyone would pretend to be someone else in facebook but, like my sons have both said, I'm extremely gullible. I'm thinking we should all let all of our friends know beforehand that we only have the one account and will let them know in private if we're switching. I was actually thinking of putting a specific word or keystroke somewhere in all of my postings to let everyone know that it is really ME and not a scammer. I'm glad that you figured this out early and hope that facebook not only deletes that fake account but also prosecutes that pathetic fraud. Do you know if they do? I wonder if your aunt would be able to prosecute. Hmmm....

I hate facebook...lol

Well, unfortunately the phenomenon of scamm on the Internet to steal money, now more than ever, it is a reality! We must pay close attention to every email that we receive, including attachments to, and especially to people on Facebook who would like our friendship to us and instead are just strangers. I'm sorry to conclude by saying that today you can not really trust anybody anymore!

omg, I cant believe people think about those things. Do they sit at their pcs all day, and figure out how to scam us? Very sad. Have a great week there Dawn...

On the other hand, someone hacked one of the roomie's alternate accounts that she uses to spy on certain groups. She had her old hard drive do a "melt down" last summer and couldn't remember how she had it configured, but when it wrote her yesterday, she was able to recover it, change the pass word and get back on it.

People suck! Good for you looking out for her and letting people know of the scam before anyone gave her money!!

That is a super curse! I must remember to use it whenever anyone takes me for a ride! I too get some requests from strangers. I simply ignore them but getting one from a known person which turns out to be a scam never heard of such a thing. Hand it to them dawnald. Scammers are smart!

I have gotten e-mails from friends who have had their address book hacked. Usually it's been harmless spam and I always alert the hackee(?) -- person who's been hacked -- to the junk going out in their name. I'd laugh at anybody e-mailing me for money anyway -- real or scammer. If you need money, you'd better call me or talk to me face-to-face. And thanks, you have just given me another reason why I don't nor have any future plans to do Facebook.

And may their paths be forever paved with Legos, with no shoes in sight for them. Hopefully Facebook will shut down the scammer before much longer. It's a shame that it works enough of the time for them to find it worthwhile.

I had an email address hacked once, but I changed my Facebook password and deleted all the spam posts, I haven't had a problem since then.