Facebook account hacked (Page 2): I still believe this was really from Facebook, and my account was really hacked. But even if it wasn't, there seems to be no way to contact Facebook...

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I still believe this was really from Facebook, and my account was really hacked. But even if it wasn't, there seems to be no way to contact Facebook and get this straightened out.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I just tried calling someone who is a Facebook friend, and asked her to check my page on her end. She said the page is still there, but all the information is missing.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

I just tried calling someone who is a Facebook friend, and asked her to check my page on her end. She said the page is still there, but all the information is missing.

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

I would run an antivirus program in any case. Good luck.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

When I get a suspicious email with a button the first thing I do is right-click the button and click on 'save link address'. I then paste that address into a text editor to be sure I know where the button is going. What is says on the button is irrelevant. It's the link that matters.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

When I get a suspicious email with a button the first thing I do is right-click the button and click on 'save link address'. I then paste that address into a text editor to be sure I know where the button is going. What is says on the button is irrelevant. It's the link that matters.

Firefox displays the link text at the bottom of the window when you mouse over a link.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Longshadow wrote:

Firefox displays the link text at the bottom of the window when you mouse over a link.

But it was an email

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

DirtFarmer wrote:

But it was an email

Well, I view my emails in the Comcast client in/via Firefox, if there is a link in the email, Firefox (or the email client) displays the link text at the bottom of the window.

Thunderbird email client also displays the link text at the bottom of the Thunderbird window.

I suppose it depends on the email client........

What email client/browser do you use that does not display it?

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

JohnSwanda wrote:

I got the following email from Facebook; br br &q... (show quote)

This likely will not relieve your concerns, John, but it may be a start on getting info of the situation.

https://hothardware.com/news/facebook-phishing-scam-directs-victims-to-real-fb

https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/20258-facebook-email-scam

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

dustie wrote:

This likely will not relieve your concerns, John, but it may be a start on getting info of the situation.

https://hothardware.com/news/facebook-phishing-scam-directs-victims-to-real-fb

https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/20258-facebook-email-scam

Excellent information.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

JohnSwanda wrote:

I do always check the URL, and the first email came from security@facebookmail.com. I never entered my user name or password, nor was I asked for it. After I pushed the "disagree with decision" button I went to Facebook from my browser, and my home page had been disabled and had the "review requested" message. The URL was Facebook.com. Could a hacker do that to my actual Facebook page?

Doesn't look like there are the full answers to your questions in these, but maybe any info is better than none.

This one probably has a lot to skim through that does not specifically address your situation:
https://vpnoverview.com/privacy/social-media/facebook-scams/

This one is maybe mostly irrelevant, dunno.
https://www.scamreporting.org/how-to-report-facebook-scams/

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

dustie wrote:

This likely will not relieve your concerns, John, but it may be a start on getting info of the situation.

https://hothardware.com/news/facebook-phishing-scam-directs-victims-to-real-fb

https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/20258-facebook-email-scam

I was never asked to give a user name or password.

dustie Loc: Nose to the grindstone

JohnSwanda wrote:

I was never asked to give a user name or password.

Don't know if you had the password saved in your computer, and their malicious program farmed that, then accessed the account without having to prompt you for any information?

Hard to tell how much activity from their end is launched by clicking that "disagree" button.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I smell something phishy.
--Bob

JohnSwanda wrote:

I got the following email from Facebook; br br &q... (show quote)

Larryshuman

The same exact thing happened to me. With the total lack of support I've come to realize that facebook is really run by Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Goofy sits on the board and Woody Woodpecker handles the special projects. So I'm not posting on facebook anymore.