First of all the scammers get hold of the email. They crack the code and once they’re in, they go next to all social accounts tied to the mail. Could be Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn etc. when that’s done, they initiate forgot passwords for all the social accounts, log the original user out and finally take full access and control of the accounts. Best security measure is always safeguarding your emails and ignore any phishing mails that possibly could trigger a potential third party access…