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[ANSWERED] How Do I Spot And Report A Fake Facebook Friend Request?

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Have you received a Facebook friend requests from someone that you are already friends with? More than likely, it's a scammer and here's how to stop them in their tracks!

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SHOULD I EVEN CARE IF A SCAMMER SENDS ME A FAKE FACEBOOK FRIEND REQUEST OR HAS A FAKE FACEBOOK PROFILE?

Why should you care about these types of fake Facebook profiles? Because they could be used to harvest personal data from your friends or family members…and eventually you.

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SO IF I WANT TO REPORT A FAKE FACEBOOK FRIEND REQUEST, HOW DO I DO IT?

The process of how to report a fake Facebook account is pretty straight forward, but I figured documenting the steps would help others that run into this situation in the future.

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STEP 1 – VALIDATE THAT IT IS A FAKE FACEBOOK PROFILE

If you received a Facebook friend request from an existing friend, the first step is to double-check to see if you are already friends with them or still friends with them. Getting getting friend requests from existing friends doesn’t necessarily mean that something sinister has happened.

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STEP 2 – HOW TO REPORT A FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNT

So, what do I do with this fake friend request? The first thing you do is DO NOT ACCEPT IT!!! If you think this is a Facebook friend request hack then the last thing you want to do is give them any additional access to your information.

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