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How to report a fake profile page on Facebook
Posted by Joe on March 26th, 2008
A recent commenter on our Facebook identity theft protection guide asked how to report someone who has created a fake Facebook profile in her name. After doing some quick research, we found that Facebook makes it fairly easy to report a fake profile.
If you already have a Facebook account simply visit the Facebook "Report a Fake Profile" page and enter the requested information.
If you don't have a Facebook account you can ask a friend that does have an account to report the fake page on your behalf. Alternatively, you can send an email to "login@facebook.com". Briefly explain that a fake profile has been created in your name and provide your contact information so that a member of the Facebook support team may contact you to investigate the matter further.
Someone setting up a fake Facebook profile in your name may be a sign of even more serious identity theft. Read our Facebook identity theft protect guide and guide to identity theft protection services to learn more.
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August 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
[...] since it requires little or no actual identity verification. Luckyily, it is relatively easy to report a fake Facebook profile if you believe that you have been victimized in a similar fashion. If you already have a Facebook [...]
August 18th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
[...] How to report a fake profile page on Facebook [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
there are 2 fake profiles named PRASANNA WANIGASEKARA and PRASANNA PRIYAMAL WANIGASEKARA
February 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am
Can you verify that the person who
set up an account in my name is that
person in Facebook?
It appears that you can set up an
account under any name.
I would prefer that my private
name does not have a public
identity. (safety,security and privacy)
February 13th, 2009 at 3:20 am
some one fake my facebook profile……so what can i do?
February 13th, 2009 at 3:21 am
someone copy my facebook profile name Nadia noor …..
March 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am
someone fake my facebook profile. what should i do?
March 11th, 2009 at 6:48 am
My truly facebook profile> Suzlihana Abdul Ghafar
Fake profile> Suzlihana Anna
March 11th, 2009 at 6:51 am
in the fake profile photo(Suzlihana Anna), that was my photo!!!
March 12th, 2009 at 10:40 am
please make sure the security of the pictures uploaded in facebook. its badly needed.
March 15th, 2009 at 3:00 am
I'd like to report that
giorgiogr2002@hotmail.com
is totally fake
March 16th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
i mean this is all bloody stupid really. internet security company stated that upto 40% of new profiles on facebook are fake. which means there are probably 1million fake profiles on facebook, what are we suppose to do? report all 1million? for every fake profile reported another fake profile is created. the real problem is facebook, it doesnt screen any of the profiles whilst they are being created.
furthermore…on facebook homepage on the right hand side, i have advertisements of dating agencies that all have fake photos of fake girls on the front of them! the irony of it all.
April 11th, 2009 at 9:41 am
giorgiogr2002@hotmail.com is fake identity, beware!
April 30th, 2009 at 2:01 am
[...] Gli esperti, una cosa del genere la chiamano un Sybil attack. Negli ultimi mesi, gli amministratori di Facebook sono dovuto intervenire migliaia di volte a settimana per rimuovere i profili falsi. Basta una giornata di lavoro per creare una rete di finti scienziati che lavorino, per esempio, sulle cellule staminali, spiegano. E in questo modo si può arrivare a parassitare le informazioni messe in rete dai veri scienziati, per i loro veri amici. Per esempio, sospettano su Nature, dietro potrebbero esserci associazioni contrarie alla ricerca sulle staminali. I giornalisti di Nature hanno anche provato a contattare gli impostori, attraverso i loro profili fake, ma questi sono stati rimossi subito dopo. Comunque, pare che non succeda solo agli scienziati: diversi articoli raccontano storie simili: se dovesse succedere anche a voi, segnalatelo. [...]
May 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
there is someone using my name as 'Caroline Soodoosingh' and my pictures on a profile that is not mine.Please delete this profole for me as soon as possible.It is causing a great degree of harm and pain to me and my family.It would be greatly appreciated by me,if this can be done as soon as possible.Thank you very much.