PORTLAND – A Southeast Portland woman said her Facebook account has been hijacked by thieves trying to get money from her friends.
She said the crooks sent messages to all her Facebook friends, explaining that she got mugged in London and needed help paying her hotel bill.
Now Kristen Francis’ phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from concerned friends and to make matters worse – she can’t figure out how to get back into her own account. The hackers locked her out of her own Facebook page.
Francis said she alerted Facebook about the scam but for several hours, nothing changes.
“And so they're chatting, they're striking up conversations with my friends and it’s really freaky," she explained, frustrated she couldn't’t warn her friends online.
KGW contacted Facebook’s press office Monday and they disabled Francis’ account. They also promised to help her regain control of her page so she can tell her friends not to send any money and that it was all a scam.
