Facebook and "Fake" Friends

Linus · 02-10-2011, 06:08 PM

No.. this isn't about those who you might question on their reasons for friending you (even after they stole the last piece of chocolate cake!). This is about people who friend you just to spam you and your friends. This is a new method of spammers getting eyeballs on what it is they are "hawking":
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_821584.html

So be careful and remove personal info from Facebook (e.g., there is NO reason to have your home address, home phone or real name on Facebook). Remember that if you put any of that info on there, someone, somewhere will likely find a way to it.

And not all those out on the net are friendly like here.

02-10-2011, 06:08 PM	#1
Linus The Planet's Technical Bubba How Do You Identify?: FTM Preferred Pronoun?: He/Him/Geek Relationship Status: Married to my forever! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,440 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,929 Thanked 10,727 Times in 3,172 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Facebook and "Fake" Friends No.. this isn't about those who you might question on their reasons for friending you (even after they stole the last piece of chocolate cake!). This is about people who friend you just to spam you and your friends. This is a new method of spammers getting eyeballs on what it is they are "hawking": http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_821584.html So be careful and remove personal info from Facebook (e.g., there is NO reason to have your home address, home phone or real name on Facebook). Remember that if you put any of that info on there, someone, somewhere will likely find a way to it. And not all those out on the net are friendly like here. __________________ Personal Blog \|\| [] \|\| Cigar Blog "We become Human Doings instead of Human Beings." -- Ram Dass