-- A Plainfield woman relying on Facebook to run her business says her account has been hijacked by hackers.As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported Tuesday night, it all started with a phishing scam.
But DeLeon can't communicate with her customers, because her Facebook account has been taken over by hackers, She runs her business through the social media platform.DeLeon says she believes the hackers gained access through a seemingly real email that asked her to click a link and verify some of her personal information.
But DeLeon was soon locked out of her personal account - and with a big holiday crafts show coming up in downtown Plainfield, she says Facebook accounts started impersonating the organizers of the show and aggressively asking her clients for money. At least one customer paid the scammers.
You have to be careful. I get a text from 'Chase' about once a month.