How to write an appeal that gets read

An example

This is my personal account, which I use for my bakery in Leeds. I think it was disabled by mistake after I logged in from a new phone while travelling. My name is as on my passport. Please take another look.

Avoid

• Threats or capitals.
• Copied templates from the internet.
• Claims you cannot back up.

Where to start

Take this one part at a time. None of it needs to be done in a rush.

1. Take back the email account first. Change its password, sign out other sessions, and check forwarding rules.
2. Look for the change-alert email from the platform; many include a link to undo the change.
3. Use the platform's hacked page: instagram.com/hacked or facebook.com/hacked for Meta, Report a problem on TikTok, Snapchat Support's hacked form.
4. Secure business assets: remove unknown admins, partners and apps, and pause ads.
5. Tell friends and followers that recent messages may be fake. Call your bank about any charges.

Gather what shows it is yours

• Bank statements showing unknown charges.
• The original email and phone on the account.
• Photos or videos of yourself, for a selfie check.
• Change-alert emails with dates.
• The device you normally use.

Putting it into words

• Say what you have done since: email secured, password changed.
• Give the approximate time it started and what changed (email, phone, name).

Try not to do this

• Using 'recovery' services that ask for your password or codes.
• Paying a hacker who offers to return the account.
• Clicking links in messages that claim to be from the platform.

While you wait

• Remove sessions and devices you do not recognise.
• Report fraud to the police or your national fraud service if money was taken.
• Turn on two-factor with an authenticator app or passkey and save backup codes.
• Change passwords on other accounts that shared the same password.

If nothing changes

• A Business Portfolio or ad account was taken.
• The account was disabled after the hacker used it.
• Both the email and phone were changed.

What to send

• Your username or profile link.
• A screenshot of the notice or error, with the date visible.
• Which email or phone is on the account (just which one, never a code).
• What happened before it started, in a few lines.

Please do not send passwords, login codes, card numbers or access tokens.

How it works with Acctback

1. Message us on WhatsApp or email with the username and a screenshot of the notice.
2. We tell you honestly whether this is something we can help with. Terms are agreed with you before any work starts.
3. We prepare the appeal and the supporting details, to go through the platform’s own channels.
4. We stay in touch while you wait. The platform makes the final decision, and nobody can promise the outcome.

About Acctback

Acctback is an independent service that helps people get back accounts on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and Threads, plus Meta ad accounts and Business Manager. We also help with usernames, impersonation and agency work. Contact: WhatsApp +1 934 201 2490 or team@unbanz.com. Independent service. Not affiliated with Meta.