Facebook User Cries Out After Account Hack, As Friends Get Duped

An Abia based social media user Obaji Xtopher Chidiebere has decried the compromise of his Facebook account by hackers who have allegedly duped no fewer than 4 of his friends in his name.

Narrating his ordeal to ABN TV on Monday, Xtopher said he woke up in the morning to check ABN TV his reliable online media channel for trending news and information through his Facebook page.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he decided to wait for sometime before trying to log in again.

His apprehension, however, rose when he started receiving calls from friends, informing him that they have made a deposit as he ‘instructed’ not knowing that they have been duped.

Xtopher Chidiebere who expressed anger over the attitude of the hackers further dissociated himself from making any investment proposal through his Facebook account.

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He said the hackers had informed their unsuspecting victims that there an investment opportunity that allows them to get a high return.

The victims in the wrong assumption that Xtopher Chidiebere was the one sending out the information decided to invest because of the trust they have in him.

He insisted that he is not the owner of the Facebook account, Christopher Chidiebere through which the hackers perpetrated the crime, calling on the public to beware.

Details of the account used by the scammers is Mulammued Hawa, First Bank PLC account number 3153720098