Chicago radio personalities Leon Rogers, DJ Sundance say Facebook pages were hacked, fans tricked out of thousands
Leon Rogers at WGCI and DJ Sundance of V103 stated they’re making an attempt to clear their names after their Fb pages have been taken over and their followers have been requested to put money into pretend enterprise offers.
Like many within the Chicago space, listener Phillip Vasser is a giant fan of Rogers. He stated when he discovered an obvious alternative posted on Rogers’ Fb web page to make some additional money he was intrigued, and puzzled if it was legit.
“It was a $100 to get you $1,000, all the best way as much as a $1,000 to get you $20,000,” he stated. “And so I stated, OK, properly, let me do at the least attempt to are available and do that after which possibly make a number of additional {dollars} as a result of I used to be taking my children to Disney.”
Vassar stated he messaged Rogers on Fb to seek out out if the deal was actual.
“I stated, I am not sending you a dime except you show to me that you just you!” Vasser recalled. “And he despatched me an image of his ID, posing with it in his home with legible studying of his face and his deal with.”
Vassar stated as soon as he noticed the image of Rogers holding his ID, he was offered. He stated he despatched the individual $4,700 in present card codes and bitcoin. Then he realized one thing wasn’t proper.
“He hit me with the ‘Properly… they should ensure you’re you. I want your Fb password and your login,'” he recalled.
Vasser stated he reluctantly despatched his password and, minutes later, he was locked out of his account. The cash he despatched is gone.
“You are destroying numerous households out right here with the issues that you just doing,” Vasser stated.
Leon Rogers is adamant the one who is working the scheme shouldn’t be him.
“It’s not me, no manner, form or kind,” he insisted.
Rogers stated he is acquired 1000’s of messages from individuals throughout the Chicago rea who have been ripped off.
However how did the individual behind the scheme get an image of Rogers holding up his driver’s license? He stated earlier this 12 months he acquired a message he thought was from Fb, asking him to ship his login data and a video of him holding his ID up subsequent to his face to show it was him. So he despatched it, and subsequent factor he knew he stated he was locked out of his web page.
He stated individuals have reached out to him demanding their a refund.
“When it will get to the purpose the place persons are threatening to do some hurt to you and your loved ones for one thing you did not do, that is form of scary, you realize?” Rogers stated.
Ericka Ingram, who goes by DJ Sundance on V103, stated her Fb web page was hacked the identical was Rogers’ web page was, and stated the individual or individuals behind it are additionally utilizing her likeness to take advantage of her followers.
“‘You owe me cash’,” she stated of the messages she’s been getting. “You realize, ‘I despatched my cash to you. I despatched my cash to your web page.’ No, pricey. You did not ship it to me. That web page received hacked again in Could. I’ve some police experiences, three of them, you did not ship it to me.”
Each Ingram and Rogers stated they’ve reported the hacked pages to Fb dozens of instances, however have been utterly ignored.
“Not one e mail, not nothing from Fb,” Ingram stated.
“Please, individuals in Chicago, Northwest Indiana, anyone that rocks with me. Anyone that rocks with my morning present staff. I am by no means, form or kind taking any cash from you,” stated Rogers.
Fb, which now goes by Meta, stated its help staff is reviewing each Rogers’ and Ingram’s accounts to allow them to take acceptable motion. The social media website stated it strongly encourages individuals to remain vigilant for surprising, uncommon messages from current contacts.
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