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How to hack into DV ex's Facebook account?

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BangaloreStories · 29/05/2015 14:15

I know someone who'd like to hack into their DV ex's Facebook account. I have to phrase the question in this manner for obvious reasons. Let's call her Jane.

It's a fake profile he created which slanders and uploads revenge style photos, including private texts that Jane has sent to him relating to child contact issues.

I've looked at Facebook terms and conditions and it's basically dissolving itself of all imply, and just suggesting concerned users report the profile. This has been reported several times over several months with no result.

The profile also has Jane's name (along with their childrens, obviously) so is publcily searchable by anyone who knows of Jane. Or indeed the children.

Not that is neccessary as he Friend Requested all of Jane's friends, family, work colleagues, etc when he first created the profile, so all those people, some formerly unaware Jane had a DV past, now know all the juicy details as he's published so much, mostly outright lies, the rest embellished and twisted. He's painted Jane as heinous and evil in this profile.

Fortunately he seems to be unaware which schools the children attend at the moment otherwise he'd have no qualms about forwarding the profile onto the children's teachers, the headmaster, and so on.

The eldest child, give it at best 2 or 3 more years, I suppose will be exploring Facebook for the first time, and they will doubtless come across this profile. The content therein will be traumatising for them I have no doubt.

The majority of the profile is cloaked, so whilst his friend list is invisible, Jane can see he is present on other people's friend lists if she looks at their's. There's also activity to show he does post regularly as some photos appear in his Timeline photo folder.

Basically, Jane would like to see the extent of the revenge photos uploaded, the written content, and so on. Because she needs to make a decision once and for all as to whether such a man (who to date hasn't seen or contacted the children for 4 years) should be offered an olive branch and informed of the general welfare and so on, or if his actions with this profile suggest he's too much of a liability to be around his own children.

Hacking apparently happens all the time. How hard can it be?

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GeorgeYeatsAutomaticWriter · 29/05/2015 14:18

Jane needs to go to the police and forget about hacking and olive branches.

Saladspork · 29/05/2015 14:18

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MaxPepsi · 29/05/2015 14:20

Surely she just needs to 'borrow' the profile of her friends or family who are friends with him.

And by borrow, say - please can I look at his profile from your page please.

Fatmomma99 · 29/05/2015 14:20

I'm with 'call the police' too. Sounds hideous.

CheeseandGherkins · 29/05/2015 14:21

Yes contact the police, but I would also ask that my friends' and family on his list take screenshots. Surely she doesn't need to "hack" into his account as they can just tell/show her?

ChazsBrilliantAttitude · 29/05/2015 14:21

Report it to the police. If she gets involved in hacking it then it may jeopardize a later police investigation.

Purplepixiedust · 29/05/2015 14:22

If friends and family have him on their friends list, can't she ask one of them to show her?

DragonWithAGirlTattoo · 29/05/2015 14:22

Why have you posted this twice with 2 different titles?

strawberryshoes · 29/05/2015 14:23

I agree, screenshots from friends computers, followed by the police

HootyMcTooty · 29/05/2015 14:23

This is definitely a police matter.

BangaloreStories · 29/05/2015 14:28

For the traffic, Dragon.

He Friend Requested Jane's friend and family but to her knowledge none of them actually accepted so she can't view his profile via them.

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BMW6 · 29/05/2015 14:29

Why in the world would your friend even consider hacking into the facebook a/c of a VIOLENT ex??????

Whatever lies he's writing the police are the ones she should contact. If she starts doing something illegal (hacking) he has the law on his side.

Tell her to keep her distance and ring police.

GeorgeYeatsAutomaticWriter · 29/05/2015 14:30

If he hasn't been in touch with the children in 4 years, why is she even considering olive branches at this stage?

Dawndonnaagain · 29/05/2015 14:34

Police, it's easier, legal and safe. If they say they can't do anything, go higher up the chain, they can do something and if it is lies etc. It's illegal.

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