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I never opened a Facebook account...
Have 2 email accounts though...
One I use all the time for everything; another that I don't use much at all.
Recently have discovered on both of them a series of 3 sign-up msgs from Facebook... (1) Welcome to Facebook; (2) Just one more step to get started on Facebook; (3) Finish your registration on Facebook...
It quite panicked me...
I did not complete the sign-up.
Oh... one more strange thing, my first name is spelled incorrectly on one of these sets of signup msgs. The other account uses a different name and "Facebook" uses that name.
At the bottom of each communication is this:
Didn't sign up for Facebook? Please let us know [link]
The "Please let us know." link resolves to: Report Abuse | Facebook?
Is someone(s) signing up to Facebook using "blocks" of email addresses?
What's going on here?
Should I worry?
Last edited by HarryLou; 04-09-2011 at 08:29 PM..
Reason: to delete exposed email addy
I never opened a Facebook account...
Have 2 email accounts though...
One I use all the time for everything; another that I don't use much at all.
Recently have discovered on both of them a series of 3 sign-up msgs from Facebook... (1) Welcome to Facebook; (2) Just one more step to get started on Facebook; (3) Finish your registration on Facebook...
It quite panicked me...
I did not complete the sign-up.
Oh... one more strange thing, my first name is spelled incorrectly on one of these sets of signup msgs. The other account uses a different name and "Facebook" uses that name.
At the bottom of each communication is this:
Didn't sign up for Facebook? Please let us know.
The "Please let us know." link resolves to: Report Abuse | Facebook?
Is someone(s) signing up to Facebook using "blocks" of email addresses?
What's going on here?
Should I worry?
Remove the first link you posted, it exposes your email address.
Last edited by ShadowCaver; 04-09-2011 at 10:10 PM..
I never opened a Facebook account...
Have 2 email accounts though...
One I use all the time for everything; another that I don't use much at all.
Recently have discovered on both of them a series of 3 sign-up msgs from Facebook... (1) Welcome to Facebook; (2) Just one more step to get started on Facebook; (3) Finish your registration on Facebook...
It quite panicked me...
I did not complete the sign-up.
Oh... one more strange thing, my first name is spelled incorrectly on one of these sets of signup msgs. The other account uses a different name and "Facebook" uses that name.
At the bottom of each communication is this:
Didn't sign up for Facebook? Please let us know [link]
The "Please let us know." link resolves to: Report Abuse | Facebook?
Is someone(s) signing up to Facebook using "blocks" of email addresses?
What's going on here?
Should I worry?
Well, I wouldn't "worry" - but if it was me, I'd be a little curious about who was using my email address to sign up for a FB account, that's for sure. But whoever is doing it won't get far unless you verify your email address with Facebook, which is what they may be hoping for. Just don't click on any links in any of the emails you've gotten and you should be okay. To confirm what I'm saying, simply read this article from the Facebook Help Center: I received an email that I created a new Facebook account, even though I didn't sign up for a new account.
As for how this may have happened.....if you've been keeping up with the news recently, you know that the data bases of some major corporations were hacked, exposing a lot of email addresses and the names registered with those addresses. Is it possible your email address was one of them?
Thank you so much for responses.
Don't think my email itself was compromised.
Especially since this happened on different accounts (one Yahoo mail, one gmail).
Thought it might be similar to those spam attacks where the spam mail is sent to many Yahoo or whatever email addresses. Always wondered where/how those originated....
Last edited by HarryLou; 04-11-2011 at 06:46 PM..
Reason: to respond to question...
To be on the safe side, you might also want to change the password on your email account, just in case someone you don't know (or someone you know who is playing a trick on you) is accessing it. It's possible this is a sign of that.
FaceBook asks their members "Do you want to look for your friends on FaceBook?" If they click Yes, that authorizes FaceBook to crawl through their address book. Then FaceBook can "create" an account for everyone in that person's address book, including you. And then send you an email inviting you to "validate" it. It's the price of Freedom. You can only have your freedom if you let other people have their, even those who abuse it.
Everyone should have at least three e-mail accounte.
1. Only trusted friends, family, etc, for personal emails
2. Only trusted business transactions, like you banks and utility bill-pays.
3. All contacts with all other internet entities.
(4. Even another one, that you can blow off if it gets spammed, for anything that actually looks dubious.)
To be on the safe side, you might also want to change the password on your email account, just in case someone you don't know (or someone you know who is playing a trick on you) is accessing it. It's possible this is a sign of that.
A good point. I had a really strange email in my junk box yesterday. It was obviously spam, but whoever sent it spoofed my exact email address because it appeared to have originated by me....and I know I didn't send myself any spam. The weird thing is that when I signed up for that particular email account 5 years ago, I deliberately adjusted my settings so that my "display name" (the way you appear in the "From" column of someone's inbox) would only show an initial for part of my name. When it showed up in my junk box, the display name in the "From" column showed the name exactly the way it did as when I adjusted those settings. So I can only presume someone was able to hack into my account and discover my password, which I changed immediately and made it stronger than it was previously. I'm going to be changing ALL my passwords, and may need to change all my log-in info at various websites I belong to.
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Originally Posted by jtur88
FaceBook asks their members "Do you want to look for your friends on FaceBook?" If they click Yes, that authorizes FaceBook to crawl through their address book. Then FaceBook can "create" an account for everyone in that person's address book, including you. And then send you an email inviting you to "validate" it. It's the price of Freedom. You can only have your freedom if you let other people have their, even those who abuse it.
Everyone should have at least three e-mail accounte.
1. Only trusted friends, family, etc, for personal emails
2. Only trusted business transactions, like you banks and utility bill-pays.
3. All contacts with all other internet entities.
(4. Even another one, that you can blow off if it gets spammed, for anything that actually looks dubious.)
I agree that everyone should have different email accounts for different purposes, but it doesn't stop you from getting spammed. Case in point: I have (had - until recently) a very private email account that was strictly for my family and friends. I gave very specific instructions to them that I did NOT want to have cutesy pictures or heartwarming stories or jokes forwarded to me....BUT, sure enough someone forwarded something to me along with forwarding it to some of their other friends. The next thing I knew, I was getting spam for viagra and other "meds", as well as ads for singles sites - and even a very offensive one to a site called "f**kbook" (I hope I don't have to clarify that word ). I was LIVID when it first happened, and have since opened up yet another new email address to be used strictly by family and friends. This time I am going to put my foot down and demand they not share it with anyone in any way, nor that they put it in their address book.
My advice: If you have an email address that is strictly for family and friends, make sure you reiterate that it is ONLY for personal correspondence, that you do NOT want anything forwarded to you, and it is NOT to be entered into their address book/contacts.
FaceBook asks their members "Do you want to look for your friends on FaceBook?" If they click Yes, that authorizes FaceBook to crawl through their address book. Then FaceBook can "create" an account for everyone in that person's address book, including you. And then send you an email inviting you to "validate" it. It's the price of Freedom. You can only have your freedom if you let other people have their, even those who abuse it.
Everyone should have at least three e-mail accounte.
1. Only trusted friends, family, etc, for personal emails
2. Only trusted business transactions, like you banks and utility bill-pays.
3. All contacts with all other internet entities.
(4. Even another one, that you can blow off if it gets spammed, for anything that actually looks dubious.)
Or don't have an account on face(pizz on your personal security)book.
They have a systemic history of relaxing your security, and if they notify users, it is always after the fact. It should be called foolsbook.
Or don't have an account on face(pizz on your personal security)book.
They have a systemic history of relaxing your security, and if they notify users, it is always after the fact. It should be called foolsbook.
You misunderstood my post. If any person who has EVER sent you an Email is on FaceBook, FB can crawl through their address book and find your email address in it, and then sign you up.
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Originally Posted by insightofitall
cutesy pictures or heartwarming stories or jokes forwarded to me....
So THAT's what you call all the chain mail gratuitously bashing Obama, Muslims and Mexicans?
You misunderstood my post. If any person who has EVER sent you an Email is on FaceBook, FB can crawl through their address book and find your email address in it, and then sign you up. <snip>
Remembering, of course, that FB does that only when the member gives that permission. It's up to the member to be knowledgable about what all those perimeters mean.
Many, many of my friends are on FB and only two of them didn't understand about this. NOW, they do
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Thank you....
). I was LIVID when it first happened, and have since opened up yet another new email address to be used strictly by family and friends. This time I am going to put my foot down and demand they not share it with anyone in any way, nor that they put it in their address book.
