Financial Crime Unit Chief Sandro Camilleri’s Personal Facebook ‘Hacked’ In Online Scam
Superintendent Sandro Camilleri, the head of the anti-money laundering department within the Financial Crime Investigation Department (FCID), fell victim to an online scam, finding himself locked out of his own Facebook account.
Camilleri, a prominent figure in the fight against financial crime, found his personal Facebook and Messenger accounts compromised last Sunday. To his dismay, these platforms are now being misused by hackers who are impersonating him to lure unsuspecting individuals into dubious financial scams.
Lovin Malta is informed that Camilleri filed a police report on Sunday after losing access to his account, and that the Cyber Crime Unit are also involved.
After his account was hacked, it began sending scam-related messages to some of the thousands of Facebook friends Camilleri has, asking for help and/or money, with some of these individuals left confused as to why a prominent officer would message them in such a way.
A public post shared after Camilleri lost control of his account
In a series of deceptive posts, the hackers claim, under Camilleri’s identity, to have earned substantial returns from forex/bond investments.
To enhance the deception, the scammers have gone as far as to include fabricated screenshots of money deposits in a Revolut account.
Just last week, a post shared on the police’s Facebook page cautioned the public against a new phishing scam that enables hackers to gain access to personal accounts.
Have you ever experienced a scam like this?