You can {imagine|picture|envision} my surprise when I {tried|attempted} to access my Facebook account {two|2} days {ago|back|earlier} and was {prompted|triggered} with a screen {saying|stating} that my account {had|had actually} been locked out {because|since|due to the fact that} there {had|had actually} been {too many|a lot of} {unauthorized|unapproved} {attempts|efforts} to access my account. My Facebook account {had|had actually} been hacked. What can you do when {faced with|confronted with} this {same|exact same|very same} {tragedy|disaster|catastrophe}? {Luckily|Fortunately|Thankfully}, Facebook has {several|a number of|numerous} security {measures|steps|procedures} in {place|location} to {help|assist} you restore your account and {get back to|return to} {sending|sending out} messages to your {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} {again|once again} in no time.

All is not lost if you log-in to your account and get the {same|exact same|very same} screen I got. I was more {worried|concerned|anxious} about other accounts I have that {use|utilize} the {same|exact same|very same} user name and {same|exact same|very same} password. The {first|very first} screen {basically|essentially|generally} {states|specifies|mentions} that Facebook {needs|requires} to {verify|confirm|validate} that you are the {correct|appropriate|right|proper} user for the account. So you {have to|need to} click a button to {proceed|continue} to the next screen. The next screen you will see will {show|reveal} you the {internet|web} address and the {location|place|area} of where {someone|somebody} was {trying|attempting} to access your account. In my case, I was {shown|revealed} a little pin on a Google map in Auckland, New Zealand. Facebook asked if this would have been me {trying|attempting} to log-in to my account from this {location|place|area}. Well, {since|because|considering that|given that} I {have|have actually} {never|never ever} been to New Zealand it {could|might} not {possibly|potentially|perhaps} {have|have actually} been me. So, I clicked the button that {said|stated} something along the lines of this is not me.

Next, I was {given|provided|offered} the {option|choice|alternative} of how I {would like to|wish to|want to} {identify|determine|recognize} myself as the {proper|appropriate|correct} owner of the account. I {could|might} either {select|choose|pick} {an option|a choice|an alternative} of {sending|sending out} {a confirmation|a verification} {e-mail|email} to the e-mail account on file {and then|and after that} {return to|go back to} {enter|go into|get in} the activation code, or {identify|determine|recognize} a series of {pictures of|photos of|images of} my {friends|buddies|pals|good friends}. The {first|very first} {option|choice|alternative} was {pretty much|practically|basically} {never|never ever} even {an option|a choice|an alternative}. If my account had been hacked, how could I {know|understand} if the {person|individual} had {already|currently} reset the e-mail account and the activation code would go to the knuckle head in New Zealand? I {chose|selected|picked} to {try|attempt} {option|choice|alternative} {two|2} and {identify|determine|recognize} {pictures of|photos of|images of} my {friends|buddies|pals|good friends}. It {should|ought to|must|needs to} be {noted|kept in mind} that you will be {shown|revealed} your {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} {pictures|photos|images} from their accounts and not {pictures of|photos of|images of} them in your account. If you {don't|do not} {think|believe} that you can {recognize|acknowledge} your {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} from {a photo|a picture|an image} line up then you {need|require} to {select|choose|pick} the {first|very first} {option|choice|alternative} of the activation code.

I was led through a series of {nine|9} {different|various} {friends|buddies|pals|good friends} and I {was able to|had the ability to} {identify|determine|recognize} all of them. Facebook {granted|gave|approved} me access to my account and I was {immediately|instantly|right away} {prompted|triggered} to {change|alter} my password. After {changing|altering} my password, I was {given|provided|offered} {instructions|directions|guidelines} by Facebook to {change|alter} the password on any other accounts that I {may|might} have that {use|utilize} the {same|exact same|very same} username and password. That was {the whole|the entire} {process|procedure}. So {be careful|beware|take care} and I would {suggest|recommend} {changing|altering} your password once a month to be safe.