May 5, 2020

A friend sends you a Facebook message, warning you that you've been hacked.

"HACKED???"

Don't worry, you've very likely not been hacked at all. In most cases it is merely someone who is an IMPOSTER; someone who has created or cloned your account by copying your profile picture and name and is merely impersonating you on Facebook. While this is not a really huge deal, it can turn into a big problem if left unattended and should be fixed right away.

Here I talk about what you can do about it, how to report it and fix any damage that may have been done, and steps you can take to see that it is a lot less likely to happen again.

Has your Facebook account ever hacked or cloned? Tell us about it in the comments below!

If you need to report a fake or hacked Facebook account, visit Facebook's page for reporting such problems by clicking HERE.

Curtis The Mentalist

Curtis Waltermire is an American speaker, mentalist, entertainer, actor, and businessman. He's also a former pastor and Christian minister, who spent many years in Christian ministry in his younger days and taught in a private seminary for a few years. Over the past 15 years, he's been billed as a professional comedy "mentalist, magician, speaker, actor, U.S. Army veteran, grandpa, cool dad and above-average husband," which has been in his signature for years--even before the "grandpa" part. In the last few years he's added "podcaster" and "content creator" to the list. Today he and his wife enjoy life as empty-nesters, traveling, entertaining and speaking at events all throughout the United States in addition to creating online content. He's been married to the same wonderful woman for 32 years, raised two wonderful girls, has 1.5 sons-in-law and by the grace of God maintains his sanity in a culture that seems to be losing it's mind.