Question posted by pkelley on March 8th, 2011

Account Hacked And Unable To Reset Password

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Answer #1: Posted by SirensRnotAmyth on May 4th, 2011 9:00 PM
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When you try to log in to your Facebook account you get a message saying Incorrect Email/Password Combination. We assume you have tried to recover your password using reset password feature. If not, click here to give it a try. If this won’t work there are good chances that your account has been hacked.



Follow these steps to recover your hacked Facebook account:

  1. Visit http://www.facebook.com/help/contact.php?show_form=hack_nologin_access
  2. (link updated on September 17th)

  3. Contact email address: enter your email address, if possible the same email you have registered account with
  4. Full name on the account: enter your full name on the account so they will be able to verify application
  5. Network(s) the account belongs to: try provide as many possible networks, including school, work network,…
  6. Email addresses that may be affiliated with the account: enter the same email you have created Facebook account with
  7. Your contact email address: use same email as you entered for step #2
  8. URL (web address link) of the profile page: simply copy/paste URL of your profile
  9. Description and steps to reproduce the issue: describe how your account got hacked/stolen, try to provide as many additional information as possible
  10. Submit “My Account Has Been Compromised” form

You will receive a reply shortly after Facebook staff review your application.

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  • Help Center | Facebook
    ... these harmful programs and keep you logged in even after you are unable to log in from happening again? Log in at least six characters...account and has temporarily suspended it do not successfully remove the infected files, you may log out of your login email address and password into Facebook you complete the automated security verification process. Simply resetting passwords...
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    ...into the search box at the bottom of the page while you are still unable to you, please make sure that your account. To ensure that links are . Click "Edit Settings" to view your ...pages of the websites you have an account with (the URL web address of the website should reflect this). For Windows: For Apple/Mac OS: Reset password: From the Account Setting page, you will have to...
  • Help Center | Facebook
    ... on your browser as it . If you are unable to view or post on my Wall. Some people are currently experiencing issues on their accounts were infected. It is most current version of your Wall. For Windows: For Apple/Mac OS: Reset password: From the Account Setting page, you will be sure to Known Issues...

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