Being scammed right now on Facebook from someone who hacked my sister's account

[cg]

They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.

I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.

7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom

[coldfingaz]

Originally Posted by cg

They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.

I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.

7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom

This happened to a friend of mine a couple months ago. Sounds like the same exact scam.... not sure if the address is the same, but it was also London based.

[Guitar Josh]

Originally Posted by cg

They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.

I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.

7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom

Contact Scotland Yard.

[CharlieS]

Albemarle Street


Surprise, surprise. It's a Western Union location.

[cg]

nasty little bastards

[Dickie Fredericks]

Tell them you hate that bitch and to go ahead and kill her.

That should stop the scam eh? I mean it is a scam right?

[cg]

Since my sister has never beent o London and has no means to get there, I knew it was a scam as soon as they said the location. Here is a transcript of the conversation:

Sister: 6:47am hi how are you doing today
Me:6:47am I am good! How are you?
Sister: 6:47am not too well as we speak
Me:6:48am Why - what's wrong?
Sister: 6:48am am stuck in london
i was mugged at a gun point last night

Me:6:48am What????
Are you serious?

Sister: 6:48am it was a terrible experience
it was a terrible experience

Me:6:48am Are you ok? Did you get hurt?
London where?

Sister: 6:49am England....i was hurt on my head
All cash and credit card were stolen away from me
i reported to the police they asked me to wait for 2 weeks to carry out investigations

Me:6:51am
i am confused - London, England?

Sister: 6:51amYeah
Thank God i have my life and my passport

Me:6:53amWhat are you doing in London?

Sister: 6:53am I came on a vac
I need your help
Right now my return flight leaves in couple of hours from now....just wondering if you could loan me few cash

Me:6:57am you need cash?

Sister: 6:57am
Yeah
To sort out my hotel bills and to get a taxi down to the airport
I will definitely pay back as soon as am back home

Me:6:58am I know you will
I had no idea you were in London

Sister: 6:59am7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom

Me:7:00am what do you want me to do with that address?

Sister: 7:01am Thats all you need to get the money to me

Me:7:03am why that address? That's not a hotel

Sister: 7:03am Thats a western union address very close to the hotel

Me:7:06am which hotel did you stay at? I can wire the money directly there

Sister: 7:07am you can only wire the money to my name and the western union address i gave to you

Me:7:07am that's not true
where can I call you? what number are you at?

Sister: 7:08am
I told you my cell was stolen as well

[scottlr]

Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.

[Dickie Fredericks]

Originally Posted by scottlr

Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.

LOL indeed! I missed that. Well you know, criminals will have guns no matter what.

[cg]

Originally Posted by scottlr

Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.

That's what I thought! Dumb asses.

[Jiffy_Jeff]

The English is a bit off too.. Unless your sister has taken on that Nigerian Internet accent.

[The Last Rebel]

Originally Posted by jmbstudios

The English is a bit off too.. Unless your sister has taken on that Nigerian Internet accent.

Well done, sir.

[scottlr]

true

[coldfingaz]

Kinda makes you wonder how easy it is for them to pick up cash at this Western Union location without your sister's ID.

[boldaslove1977]

Usually a simple password change stops the problem.

As far as reporting the hacker... that's tough...