Two Nigerian individuals allegedly used Instagram and Facebook accounts to impersonate Chime and target users in phishing attacks. The end goal of the scheme was to withdraw money out of hijacked Chime accounts without the victims’ knowledge. One such phishing website is still online at chime62.com, asking visitors to enter their phone number, email, Social Security Number, and Chime password. In total, between June 5 and October 22, 2021, Meta disabled more than 800 Facebook and Instagram accounts and blocked phishing websites associated with Defendants.”]

