Categories
Blog Archives
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.
31 Responses to “How to report a fake profile page on Facebook”
Leave a Reply
About Us Blog Contact UsTerms & Privacy PolicyAffiliate ProgramSite map
Copyright© 2006 - NextAdvisor.com - All rights reserved.
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.
November 13th, 2009 at 4:19 am
I have a sight on face book…There is another woman who says she has my name from Australia…I contacted her because it doesn't seem real…Are
last name is very rare and something seems fishy
besides that false addresses are appearing on me
on Google now she is replacing my facebook on Google
some has been hacking into my websight for quite
some time…Even here photo seems weird…Like a little too serious and quite frankly if she was
real don't you think she would have responded to me
we have the same name….which I highly doubt I feel
she is a fraud….
December 28th, 2009 at 4:50 am
someone created a proflie using my name. How can i have this profile removed
January 4th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
Hello,
I found the profile of one girl whom I studied with.
And it's fake!
Her name is Amanda Gerard (San-Diego, Ca).
She uses my name now, and I feel offended!
Could you please help me and remove her profile?
Her profile picture is a wedding one.
Thank you so much!I hope I won't find the fake profile tomorrow!
Thank you for your help!
January 11th, 2010 at 9:27 am
Hello,
My facebook account has been hacking to trick, doin criminal bout money & blind date with others..
He uses my name, my photo & my company name.
Please help me and remove her profile.. I cant accept he used my name doin the bad things.
The Fake User put name as SITI ARIFAH MOHD AMIN.
I hope I won't find the fake profile.. I really really hope this fake user will be disappear..
January 26th, 2010 at 5:35 am
hello,
my ex girlfriend has made a fake profile using my picture and someone elses and copyed and pasted them with each other to make it look like im wtih the girl in the picture and is also wrighting nasty things on the page and is sending it to all my friends and family is really stressing me out. ive told facebook about it and they still havent taken the proflie off what can i do or who else can i talk to coz facebook is not helping and im very up set about this>
January 31st, 2010 at 9:02 pm
Hi there.. There is a fake profile in the name of my estranged husband Martin Townsend (p://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fflt%3D1%26q%3Dmartin%2Btownsend%26o%3D2048%26sid%3D616231877.6653228..1%26s%3D20%23%2Fprofile.php%3Fv%3Dwall%26ref%3Dsearch%26id%3D100000727481136&h=842dff250193a977e88e0fbcfda000a0 ).. I know this to be fake as Martin is NOT living in Queensland Australia. This profile has been set up by Colleen Lawrie from Brisbane Queensland.. she has used photos of Martin and written hurtful,harmful and degoratory remarks about myself,my children and my step daughter, this person has also told (Martins)his children not to contact him/her again.. do you have any idea what this can do to children when they believe it is words from a parent, she also has my home address and home phone number on this page.This person has also written abusive emails to family and friends when questioned about the legalities of the page and it's contents. Please ensure this fake profile is removed ASAP or I will have no other choice but seek legal advice.
February 4th, 2010 at 4:49 pm
He is using my name, and my pictures and commenting very abusive to me and my family.please i would realy like if u could please block him cause it is really affecting me badly. He has most of my pictures and the name he is using is faisal mohammed.
February 5th, 2010 at 8:00 am
Facebook is created to connect with old friends and make new friends and to stay connected to the rest of the world. Facebook make people happy though friendship and networking. If fake profiles destroys peoples personal lives and families, then facebook authority must take the responsibility to shut the fake profiles down. If there are 1 million complaints about fake profiles, then Facebook should take a look at all of those profiles and remove the profiles. While removing fake profiles,if a real profile is removed, then it can be re activated, but if 1 fake profile still remains, then it is harmful for that 1 person who goes through the agony of wrong judgment, false reputation in the eyes of that persons family, friends, close persons and to the whole world. And the persons who are committing the crime get away with no punishment, where the victim of fake profiles suffer. Facebook is supposed to make people happy, not to destroy lives. Please take action against fake profiles.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:58 pm
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100000574796570&ref=ts this link profile is fake… this profile fake my name and my photo… plz bolck this profile plz plz..
February 19th, 2010 at 10:32 am
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000364721206
fake
February 22nd, 2010 at 10:37 am
What do you do when a there is a "people" face book page for a famous athlete and it is suspected the person is not who he says he is?
March 1st, 2010 at 7:32 am
Hi, I can?t understand how to add your place in my rss bookworm. Can you Help me, please
March 7th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Hei, some1 make fakeprofil in my name,using my private pic and and written hurtfu and harmful. This person is treathing (mean he wanna kill me) and by this fake profil he is trying to find if im meeting some1 elsse and other private informasjon about me, i realy appracite if u can help me
March 8th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Heather Lyndonville is a fake person. Shehas attached to all my friends, I've contacted all of them and none of them know her. I do not know what the plan is, why would she be doing this? how can I stop it?
March 11th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
please I need help looks like somebody faked my husband's profile using his name and pic. this caused problems between us. can we know who did it? please help !
March 16th, 2010 at 3:12 am
some one has made a fake account using very abusive language on my sisters name
the name is in my friends list the name is rifat waseem