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A neighbor came to ask for help today. He got locked out of his Facebook account and was getting impatient with their AI, so he Googled "facebook support number

A neighbor came to ask for help today. He got locked out of his Facebook account and was getting impatient with their AI, so he Googled "facebook support number" clicked on the first link (almost certainly an ad) and called the number. The person on the other end apparently told him they needed access to his bank accounts to verify his identity and you know the rest of the story.

cryptonym 24d ago
How is Alphabet not responsible this? They push ads for scams at the top and earn money from it. That should be 100% on them to reimburse, then go after the scammers.
- inigyou 24d ago
  They can only be held responsible if a scam victim sues them.
  - tonyhart7 24d ago
    "They can only be held responsible if a scam victim sues them." so basically less than 1 percent chance
    - elAhmo 24d ago
      More like zero. No one wakes up and decides to fight one of the richest companies in the world.
- BodyCulture 24d ago
  It’s basically the official business model of the US now, have you spent the last two years on a yacht without contact to the world?
KellyCriterion 23d ago
But what about the receiving account of the money? Somewhere in the chain they will need to access the money?