This is Dave Perkins.  I have a Facebook account under the sobriquet George Leroy Tirebiter.  I almost never use it. Facebook disgusts me on several levels. Anyone, scammers got into my account and have been using Facebook Messenger to try and scam everyone I’m “friends” with.  Fortunately, the scam is so stupid and obvious and crude that I do think no one will fall for it.

Thanks Facebook, for not protecting my account!

Here’s the article from the New York Times:

One of the challenges for Facebook’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is convincing users that the company handles their data responsibly.