Currently, a Facebook status post claims that “almost all Facebook accounts are being hacked.” This is identity theft.
A status post that warns about hackers keeps appearing on Facebook. This is the text here:

The fact check
This text is a chain letter that has been around for a long time.
The Facebook account was not hacked, but rather it is a case of identity theft . The fraudsters create a 1:1 copy of the Facebook profile with the same name and the previously used profile and cover photo.
They then visit the original profile and search through the entire friend list to send the people a new friend request. The majority of these friends always accept such requests - because they “know” each other.
If the friend has confirmed the fraudulent request, the fraudster sends a message asking him to provide him with the cell phone number again. If the fraudster also receives this information, his victim will shortly afterwards receive a numerical code via SMS. And now absolute caution is required!
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By passing on the numerical codes, the fraudsters are able to redeem them at payment service providers and thereby charge the victim's cell phone bill. However, simply passing on your cell phone number does not result in a charge to your own cell phone bill.
never to pass on payment or confirmation codes sent via SMS to supposed friends - be it via messenger or social networks
Facebook Identity Theft: What Can I Do About It?
First of all, ask the friend from whom you received this supposed renewed request whether he/she actually sent a new request. Of course, this is best done face to face.
You can also remember that a new friend request is logical if the friend in question has previously disappeared from the friends list - but you should still ask in this case too.
We recommend that you a report with the relevant state criminal police office In view of the increasing number of internet crimes, special units have been set up here. The so-called Cyber Crime Competence Center works in a technically highly professional and networked manner.
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Officials are well aware of the Facebook scam with fake profiles. Some organized gangs have already been stopped - including in the area of Facebook profile copies.
To do this, the officials are of course dependent on reports and therefore the help of those affected. According to the LKA Saxony, the number of unreported cases of such fraud is still very, very high.
We have described in detail what else you can do here .
Conclusion:
The chain letter has been in circulation for some time; the method is real, but not entirely correctly described. It is not a hacker, but copied Facebook profiles.
So always keep an eye out for friend requests! Because of the digital age, we often cannot know who is really behind a profile.
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