#identity-theft
2 questions tagged with #identity-theft
My Instagram account was hacked, now 'I' am scamming my friends. What can I even do?
Feeling totally sick to my stomach. My Instagram was hacked last night, I think around 11 PM GMT. I got a suspicious email, clicked something stupid, and boom, locked out. This morning, my mates are calling me, asking about some 'amazing crypto opportunity' I apparently posted on my stories and DMs. They're seeing messages from *my* account promoting some sketchy investment platform, asking them to send crypto. One friend actually lost a few hundred quid before she realised it wasn't me! I've reported it to Instagram, obviously, but they're useless. I've changed all my passwords everywhere. I feel awful that my friends might lose money because of me. What else can I do? Is there any way to report this so it actually *does* something? I'm in Dublin, Ireland, if that matters.
My Instagram was hacked & used for crypto scam, now followers want money back from ME. What do I do?
Feeling totally sick about this. My Instagram account, which I've had for like, ten years, got hacked last week. I clicked a link that looked like it was from a friend about a 'collab' – total idiocy, I know now. Anyway, before I could even get back in, they changed the email, phone, everything. Then, these scammers started posting stuff about 'amazing crypto returns' on my story and in DMs to my followers. Now, a couple of my actual friends and even some acquaintances have DMed me, super upset, saying they 'invested' like a few thousand bucks because they thought it was me recommending it. They're asking *me* for their money back! I'm completely devastated and freaked out. I reported it to Instagram, but haven't heard much. Is there *anything* I can do? For my friends who lost money, or for me, to prove I wasn't involved? I feel like I'm going to be blamed for this forever.