Facebook phishing scam locks Grammy award-winning musician out of account
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Grammy award-winning musician Jennifer Gasoi said being locked out of her Facebook page, thanks to a phishing scam, is affecting her ability to do her work and connect with her fans.
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jennifer Gasoi isn't praising Facebook in her new song, 'Dear Facebook.'
The lyrics include details of how she received a notification about violating a Facebook rule and had 12 hours to respond.
It turned out to be a phishing scam.
"It seemed so official," she said. "They had all the rules and everything. It felt really legit."
Her account was locked.
After several calls and emails to Facebook and META - all Gasoi got was other scam attempts.
Terry Cutler is a Cybersecurity expert with Cyology Labs and said online pirates often make offers such as: "Give us $500 and we'll unlock your account, and then you give the money, they block you and you have no account and no money."
