I guess they think (and it is reasonable) that the friends that would send you money would contact you or at least know if there is a reason you’d be in London and stranded. That is one reason I do not allow just anyone to be a “friend”. I know it looks really cool when you have a million friends on your list, but it also opens you up to more spam and scams like this. My cousin had her account compromised and I called her to let her know and she quickly changed her password. I didn’t read into what type of hack this was or if it in fact was a real hack and not just someone who guessed a password or used brute force, but those are the easiest to recover from (change your password to something more secure). If it was a real hack and involved someone getting access to multiple accounts at once by breaking into one of their main servers and working the system from there then Facebook needs to look at their security measures and find a resolution to plug that hole. The biggest problem is that people set up accounts with VERY simple passwords that are cracked with even the simplest dictionary used. You would think that with the way technology has progressed that people would secure their passwords better since maybe 5 or 10 years ago a couple of words would take a few hours to crack, but now it can be done in seconds.

So if someone actually falls for this and blindly sends money without asking questions (even if they are family or friends) then sorry to say it, but they deserve to be ripped off. The internet is a big game of cat and mouse and it is up to the person to keep themselves well-informed of ways to better protect themselves and their data.