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How can I tell if a Facebook friend request is legitimate?
- If you don’t recognize the person or ever recall meeting them, the profile could be fake.
- Check the requester’s friends list to see if there are mutual friends or anyone you may know. Facebook will usually highlight the number of mutual friends you share in the request.
What does it look like when someone blocks your friend request on Facebook?
Look at the gray button next to the person’s name. If the button reads “Friend Request Sent,” the person has not yet accepted or declined your friend request. If the button reads “+1 Add Friend,” the person denied your friendship request.
Where do those strange Facebook friend requests come from?
You may have seen some strange Facebook friend requests recently. Strange, not only because they are from people you don’t know, but also where they’re originating from: all over the world including the Middle East, WTSP reported.
What are Facebook fake friend requests and how to prevent them?
The previously described Facebook Fake Friend Requests are created with the help of publicly available pictures and other published information. To mitigate the threat, you should set your friend list not to be visible to everybody – the attacker will not be able to exploit public pictures of your friends to trick you.
Why does Facebook suggest me as a friend to spammer’s friends?
Facebook will suggest you as a Friend to the Spammer’s friends because they are friends with the Spammer, and you got a request from the Spammer, and your friend got a request. See how that goes? That’s why it’s a bit cyclic.
Is Facebook’s account cloning epidemic on Facebook getting worse?
Well, the account cloning epidemic on Facebook is showing no signs of letting up. In fact, it seems to be getting worse. Every day I see frantic posts from several of my friends saying they’ve been hacked and not to accept a new friend request from them.