In what seems to be another case of cybertheft, TV host Boy Abunda has refuted ownership of a Facebook account.

Announcing that he “never had one,” Abunda proved false the alleged account via "The Buzz," May 16.

“I am not the owner of that Facebook account. I don’t have a Facebook account,” he declared repeatedly.

The host was prompted to make the denouncement after receiving reports that the account was being used for dubious purposes including the use of his name and image to lure innocent netizens eager to make it big in showbiz.

“I was told that there was this young boy who wanted to become an actor who decided to contact the account user, thinking it was me. The owner of the account asked him for information and various materials including nude pictures,” Abunda related.

Luckily, the scam was averted short after the boy’s mother eventually got wind of the situation.

Abunda advised his audience not to entertain the impostor, whose identity has remained a puzzle to him.

That said, Abunda surmised that the alleged account user might be someone from the “inside,” as the pictures that are being uploaded on the site were “updated.”

“There are photos of me and Kris in Samar [during the recent campaign season]; and there are also photos of me with Bong [his partner].”

Abunda is just one of many victimized by cybertheft, a worldwide modus used by cyber criminals to acquire somebody else’s identity for fraudulent activities.

Only a few months ago, actresses Jennyln Mercado also complained of having a Facebook impostor. She had advised fans and friends to refrain from communicating with her via the fake account.

Although a cybercrime bill—which include penalties not only for hacking, cracking, and introduction of viruses, but also illegal electronic access, illegal interception, misuse of digital devices, unsolicited commercial communications, computer sabotage, fraud and forgery—had already been passed early this year, not a few legislators are complaining that it is "deficient" if "incomplete" considering the rapid change in available technology.