I added a person on Facebook that I thought I knew and I didn't
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 4:14 am
I added a person on Facebook that I thought I knew and I didn't
It has happened to all of us at some point, picking up our device and finding a new notification from the social network that tells us: “You have a new friend request.” If it is not on the device, we can also see this message in the notifications section of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or whatever social network we use. Curiosity always runs through our veins, we want to know who wants to be our friend this time. Therefore, we quickly click on the notification to find out who this person is who wants to add us as a contact. Many of us are very aware of the issue of privacy on the Internet, and therefore, we only accept friend requests from friends, or at least, people we know.
This is exactly how the story we are going to tell you today begins. Pedro, as we oman phone number data will call our protagonist from now on, received a new friend request on Facebook. It was from a person he thought he knew, so he thought it would be a good idea to add him.
Fake Facebook profile picture
Shortly after accepting the request, the person makes a video call through the social network's chat application, known as Messenger . Although he is hesitant at first, he finally accepts the video call because, as we mentioned at the beginning, Pedro thought he knew the person.
After accepting the call and after a few seconds, to his surprise a video is broadcast in which he is told that he has supposedly been recorded in a very compromising situation and that they also have images. And to prevent this material from being disseminated, he must pay an amount of €5,000.
At this point, Pedro is obviously aware that the person he believed to be under that profile was not who he thought, but someone with bad intentions whose only objective was to extort him so that, under the fear of making public “certain content about him”, he ends up making a very high payment of money. All the information on how to proceed to make the payment was provided to him by email.
Image showing fake profile chat
This time, the story will probably end well because fortunately Pedro reacted appropriately. He quickly identified the seriousness of the events, and instead of giving in to the blackmail, he went to the State Security Forces and Corps to file a complaint. Specifically, he filed a complaint online through the website of the Telematic Crimes Group, then formalized said complaint in person at the Civil Guard offices.
Additionally, she reported the situation to the social network, reporting the profile , so that they could take action on the matter, that is, proceed to delete said profile so that no other user would fall into the hands of this cybercriminal (or whoever is behind the fake profile).
It has happened to all of us at some point, picking up our device and finding a new notification from the social network that tells us: “You have a new friend request.” If it is not on the device, we can also see this message in the notifications section of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or whatever social network we use. Curiosity always runs through our veins, we want to know who wants to be our friend this time. Therefore, we quickly click on the notification to find out who this person is who wants to add us as a contact. Many of us are very aware of the issue of privacy on the Internet, and therefore, we only accept friend requests from friends, or at least, people we know.
This is exactly how the story we are going to tell you today begins. Pedro, as we oman phone number data will call our protagonist from now on, received a new friend request on Facebook. It was from a person he thought he knew, so he thought it would be a good idea to add him.
Fake Facebook profile picture
Shortly after accepting the request, the person makes a video call through the social network's chat application, known as Messenger . Although he is hesitant at first, he finally accepts the video call because, as we mentioned at the beginning, Pedro thought he knew the person.
After accepting the call and after a few seconds, to his surprise a video is broadcast in which he is told that he has supposedly been recorded in a very compromising situation and that they also have images. And to prevent this material from being disseminated, he must pay an amount of €5,000.
At this point, Pedro is obviously aware that the person he believed to be under that profile was not who he thought, but someone with bad intentions whose only objective was to extort him so that, under the fear of making public “certain content about him”, he ends up making a very high payment of money. All the information on how to proceed to make the payment was provided to him by email.
Image showing fake profile chat
This time, the story will probably end well because fortunately Pedro reacted appropriately. He quickly identified the seriousness of the events, and instead of giving in to the blackmail, he went to the State Security Forces and Corps to file a complaint. Specifically, he filed a complaint online through the website of the Telematic Crimes Group, then formalized said complaint in person at the Civil Guard offices.
Additionally, she reported the situation to the social network, reporting the profile , so that they could take action on the matter, that is, proceed to delete said profile so that no other user would fall into the hands of this cybercriminal (or whoever is behind the fake profile).