GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – What happens when a hacker takes over your Facebook page and locks you out? Consumer First Alert reporter Tammy Elliot has been investigating this and found it’s a big problem.Hacking is relatively easy for thieves, but difficult for victims to repair.Pamela May of Fond du Lac is one of those victims.“I am so frustrated I’m at my wit’s end,” says Pamela May.May is frustrated with Facebook.“Facebook virtually has no mechanism to get a hold of them when your Facebook page is hacked,” May says.She thought Facebook was the perfect platform to sell her headbands for bikers. That’s until she was locked out of her personal page.“And they were saying things like ‘I’m having a sale, you want some headbands?’ And people then were paying money for these headbands and of course, getting ripped off, because they were not receiving headbands. One of Pamela’s customers messaged the hacker and said “I found out you’re a scammer. You’re stealing.”The hacker relied, “Yes, I do that for a living.”Another victim of Facebook hacking is Aubree Leitermann. Aubree says hackers took advantage of her good name and her trusted charitable page “Aubree’s Blankets for Veterans.”“Originally my private profile was…
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CONSUMER FIRST ALERT: Hacking victims voice frustrations, look for answers from Facebook
