Dear Friends,
Beware of going on a profile with my name, especially if it doesn’t have my photo nor a header photo. You might get scammed as I did.
I’m still trying to delete the fake profiles on my FB page but am unable to do so because I do not know the password they used.
I don’t know how many different fake profiles in my name are on FB but I did land on one where the manage and follow buttons are in Chinese!
In the meantime, I am still trying to get into my real FB profiles but it’s a hit and miss situation.
I have already notified FB but have not yet received any response.
Wish me luck!
Carol Balawyder 
It’s a weekly thing that I get a request to add a fake account as a friend. FB can’t seem to control this.
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Thanks, Andrew…At least I’m not alone!
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Oh, that’s awful, Carol! I’m sorry it’s happened to you, and I hope you find a way to get it fixed.
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Thanks. So do I…<3
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Even worse is Instagram
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Thanks for the info, Michael. Good to know.
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This has been happening a lot lately. I also don’t know how to fix it except by having friends report it when they are sent a friend request by a bogus account.
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Thanks for the heads up, Carol. I got suckered one time and I’ve been very careful since, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded. Sorry this has happened to you.
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Carol, I’m so sorry to hear your having this problem. I hope Facebook resolves it soon!
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Thanks, June. Although FB doesn’t have a good track record of resolving problems.
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I don’t get why they do it, hope you get it sorted
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Thank you. So do I…Have a great weekend. ❤
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That is so annoying.
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I think you can use all the luck you can get…. What a catastrophy !
I’m afraid only FB can solve it but…. contacting them is not easy.
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I know. I’m not really optimistic about it all. Have a great weekend. 🙂
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Good luck. I know how frustrating it is, and FB does not make it easy to report it and have it changed. Same with Instagram. Take deep breaths and let’s hope it gets solved soon. xo
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Thanks…Yes deep breaths…In and out! Have a great weekend. ❤
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Boo! People have too much time on their hands. I’m sorry you have to deal with this.
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Thanks, Jill. Have a wonderful weekend. ❤
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xxxx Carol. I am sure they will deal with it if you have reported it. But they don’t exactly move their bahookies. Last week someone set up a fake profile of my Mr. They took his banner image which had our grandies on it. Despite it being reported by various people, they did nothing for 24 hours until one of my daughters let them have it about the unauthorised use of a photograph of her child of 3–never mind the other two one of whom is 19 months. So FB took the banner down. Despite that bit of it, it took another 24 hours to take the profile down. IF they don’t move it just keep clicking report and why.
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Thanks for your advice, Shey. xxx
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So sorry, Carol – hope it gets sorted soon. Toni x
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Hope so too. Have a wonderful weekend, Toni. ❤
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Consider two-step authentication for your new account. That extra step has saved me several times!
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Oh Carol. That’s awful. Extra awful, because fb is so bad with any support. How did you realize there were more profiles of you? ARg! ❤
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I googled my name and FB and got a host of profiles: Chinese, Brazil, Portugal…Maybe this might turn out to be a silver lining and people will read my books! ❤
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Lol, you’re funny! Love the optimism. But that is still scary if they’re pretending to be you. Did you manage to get a reply from fb support? x
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I did get a reply but I can only get FB on my phone. Still can’t get it on my desk top. At least last I checked. I hate to go on it because it’s so discouraging.
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Wow, what a mess that site is. And I’m surprised anyone even replied to you. I’ve never had a reply. It is so discouraging. 😦
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I do wish you luck – but I almost think that META is doing this so people pay the 12$ a month to pay for verified – they want folks to fork over money after years of free services – sigh
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