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<blockquote data-quote="GoodEnoughGear" data-source="post: 884096" data-attributes="member: 18304"><p>Yeah, we need a little more detail. There have been cases of a compromised account sending new invitations to friends with clickbait in them, it's hard to tell exactly what's happening.</p><p></p><p>For a start:</p><p></p><p>Are these multiple versions effectively clones, ie: images taken from your profile and so on that are meant to look like you? If so, go through your privacy settings and lock the account down to friends only. I am constantly amazed at how many people have their FB profiles wide open. Then contact FB and report the fakes. I find using using terms like 'identity theft' in your correspondence get quicker reactions <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />.</p><p></p><p>Contact your friends OUTSIDE of Facebook about it if it becomes evident that more have received the same message. There is a scam going around right now getting people to suspect they have been compromised (when they haven't) so they spam their entire friends list. I guess with the intention of creating a nuisance. Again the key is lock your account down to friends only.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoodEnoughGear, post: 884096, member: 18304"] Yeah, we need a little more detail. There have been cases of a compromised account sending new invitations to friends with clickbait in them, it's hard to tell exactly what's happening. For a start: Are these multiple versions effectively clones, ie: images taken from your profile and so on that are meant to look like you? If so, go through your privacy settings and lock the account down to friends only. I am constantly amazed at how many people have their FB profiles wide open. Then contact FB and report the fakes. I find using using terms like 'identity theft' in your correspondence get quicker reactions :). Contact your friends OUTSIDE of Facebook about it if it becomes evident that more have received the same message. There is a scam going around right now getting people to suspect they have been compromised (when they haven't) so they spam their entire friends list. I guess with the intention of creating a nuisance. Again the key is lock your account down to friends only. [/QUOTE]
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