What do I do with a scammers Facebook or Instagram?

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He accidentally sent me his password now I own his Facebook and Instagram any suggestions? The scammer that I just posted about: Nigerian scammer WhatsApp: +234 802 353 0216

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Facebook & Instagram don’t do shit. Facebook is a known crime heaven. They contribute to 50% of cyber stalking alone. So, The best you can do is report any ‘illegal activity’ & hope for the best. They’ll make a new account more than likely although Facebook can block alts.

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I did get all his contact information from Instagram.

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I report scammers on Facebook and Instagram at least a dozen a week. They have never done anything, ever, even one time! Even when I had a scammer threatening my life, in direct messages, they did absolutely nothing. It’s frustrating as hell.

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What happens when access a scammers Google account?

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nothing. at best, when reported, they loose their google account. Google accounts are really easy to make alts of, so it really won’t take much of their time at all to make a new one

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I know this from experience, my neighbours Facebook was hacked and hijacked, and I created him a new one , and reported the hacker. Instead of deleting the account the hacker stole, they deleted the new account that I set up for him. I had to re-create his new account like 3 or 4 times.

If you want to do some damage to his ability to scam maybe just post on his facebook “I AM A SCAMMER DO NOT SEND ME ANY MONEY, UNFRIEND ME NOW!!!” over and over or something… I dunno.

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The weird and Scary part is - they often ban your acct for reporting Scammers etc . and maybe Use your account for their Own nefarious/shady purposes :question:

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You can’t even make this up. I had a scammer contact me, try to hack my account, I reported them, Instagram did nothing. They got a new account, send me a private message tell me they were going to get me. I replied F you and if your mother come get me. They reported me, and I couldn’t post for a week. Go figure

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Holy sht I never had that happen yet… I report scammer YouTube ads, I wonder if that’s partly why I am shadowbanned. That and my big mouth and unlikeable opinions I guess.

Ouch that hurts… I was telling my neigbour that it would be possible the hacker reported him and Facebook believes the hacker but luckily that never happened.

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