Leaving orphaned Facebook accounts unprotected also makes it easy for those with grudges against the deceased to tarnish their reputations with malicious Timeline posts now that they are no longer around to defend themselves by deleting them. ![]() They can also try to hack into the account and take control of it, then use it to spread SPAM and malware in the deceased person’s name. Once they have hacked into an orphaned account, scammers can use the information contained on the deceased owner’s About page along with the info contained in his/her Timeline posts to scam other users in a multitude of ways. These types of orphaned accounts are easy to find simply by typing certain phrases (which I won’t mention here for the sake of discretion) into the Facebook search box and using the returned condolence posts to find the accounts of deceased loved ones. I know it sounds despicable (and it is), but countless low-lifes are constantly searching for accounts where the owners have passed on, leaving their orphaned accounts wide open for exploitation. If so, you might be surprised to learn that hackers and scammers would love to take control of your deceased loved one’s Facebook account. Do you have a loved one who was active on Facebook, but has now passed on?
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