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Old 11-21-2012, 10:27 AM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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I've received a couple of emails from Facebook recently with the subject: "Do you know [name1], [name2], and 8 others?". I don't pay too much attention to these in the past and just simply 'file' them away but I just noticed that 1) these are all complete strangers that have nothing in their profile to remotely link them to me and 2) 90% of them are hot girls. And before you ask, no, they don't seem to be FB profiles set up for porn sites.

Is this a new FB tactic or has it always been like this and I just have not noticed?
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Old 11-21-2012, 03:29 PM
 
Location: Alexandria, VA
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I don't get those at all - I suspect that you are getting spam masquarading (sp.?) as Facebook

I forgot to add: NEVER click a link from an email supposedly from FB - log into your account and see if you have messages there.

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Old 11-21-2012, 03:29 PM
 
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Just because an email looks like it comes from FB doesn't mean it does.
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Old 11-24-2012, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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The ones I get, I recognize the names as people who are friends of people who are on my friends list. If I don't recognize the names, I discover that most of them live in the same area as my friends. I presume that is how FB finds them. FB is the most invasive and immoral site on the web. I have more respect for Nigerian spammers.
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Old 11-24-2012, 10:46 AM
 
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Facebook does send these emails to people who have weak networks. They want to help you build up.
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