How to handle this Facebook situation?.
By nangisha
@nangisha (3495)
Indonesia
April 2, 2011 1:23am CST
My friend had this problem, someone making a profile using her name and put her picture as avatar also stealing her picture. At first its not really a problem but he start to make negative post and said bad thing. In others word this person try to ruin her reputation. I personally don't know who do it but I believe someone knew her every well.
I try to help by reporting it but Facebook not making any move to delete thats user. Any one has suggestion what to do.
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9 responses
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
2 Apr 11
Oh no! That's terrible. If you have reported and reported, I don't know what else can be done! I would keep trying. I might also get the police involved...they might have a means of investigation that facebook has to comply with. It is a case of stolen identity which is supposed to be against the law. If it is a local person..perhaps they can do something. I don't know..that is a tough question.
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@ifa225 (14460)
• Indonesia
4 Apr 11
Hi Nangisha,
that is totally annoying 
try to make another account with the same profile and same name and if possible same friend list. there you can make a status that another account with that 'similar' name is fake and scam. tell all your friend list to delete 'her' from their friend list.
i hope it would work. and btw, thanks for the best response 
that is totally annoying
try to make another account with the same profile and same name and if possible same friend list. there you can make a status that another account with that 'similar' name is fake and scam. tell all your friend list to delete 'her' from their friend list.
i hope it would work. and btw, thanks for the best response @nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
6 Apr 11
I don't think she want a new account because its her real name ( full name ) and she put all her friend there. Thats person also using her full name and put her picture there and also copy all the picture she had. Its like having two account with from the same person. Its will OK if thats person not making negative comment and rude. But this one since the start planning bad thing.
For the best responce you don't need to thanks me, you deserve it.
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
2 Apr 11
You can again report to Facebook and post on the wall of that imposter. Else make another fake profile and add him/her in your list of friends and you could send messages to him that you are going to report the matter to FB authorities and you have come to know who actually he is (I think fake threatening may work on his mind)
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
6 Apr 11
My best wishes are with you. You can use your 'other account' or may ask a friend to send a request for add to that fake user.
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
5 Apr 11
Yeah its seem all I can do is keep reporting even when I feel my effort is not working. I think this person know very well and thats why she or he not added me as fried, because I know exactly my friend and she will not said something like thats. Maybe thats fake ID will work, I had another account I has abandon for a long time and maybe I can edit it as used it. Wish me luck....
@tlb0822 (1410)
• United States
3 Apr 11
That is such a horrible thing for a person to do. I would just suggest continuing to report it to facebook and have others do it also. If it continues she may need to get authorities involved, espically if they continue to post in accurate information about her. If she contacted a lawyer they would be able to find out who made the sight, and she could take them to court for defamation of character. I hope that she can get this resolved soon.
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@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
6 Apr 11
Yeah I think its best to just keep reporting and hope will see miracle. Its just made me confuse there is a person who enjoying make others suffers, its so sick.
I think if continues like this we will had no option beside reporting it thats if she wiling to do it
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. @jennbart (1330)
• Philippines
3 Apr 11
Just make the original one be temporarily deactivated for a month or so. Or make your friend's profile in private settings. Unsearchable. That way the imposter wont be able to see your friend's profile and not steal any pictures. Change her profile pic of an object and change her name maybe.
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@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
6 Apr 11
Hi jennbart!.
She is been inactive for few month so thats fake person make many negative and rude comment,while she go. So thats will be bad idea because I think thats was intension of this person made her away from Facebook. This situation really ruin her day because someone make fun to made her miserable.
@hemsagar (286)
• India
2 Apr 11
I guess that person who is the victim here, can just announce in her page to all her friends that this is a fake profile of her, and ask all her friends to avoid it, this will be a easy thing, as her update will go to all her friends as a notification.
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
6 Apr 11
She already did even she PM all her friend about this person but its keep there. I mean Facebook really not protecting their users. What its so hard just just to look both account and make a comparison where the picture come and deleted the fake one.
Thanks for your response 
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@cream97 (29086)
• United States
2 Apr 11
Hi. nangisha. That is what is so bad about Facebook. We are unable to keep a person from stealing any of our pictures.
The only thing that I can suggest that your friend do is to delete her account. If she chooses to she can sign up again with a new account, under a new name and a photo that is not a picture of her at all. She should also work on contacting Facebook admin and informing them that she has been hacked by another Facebook user. She can report this person too. I would be persistent about this, if I was her. It is so sad that there are hidden people on Facebook that have nothing else better to do than to wreck another individual.
The only thing that I can suggest that your friend do is to delete her account. If she chooses to she can sign up again with a new account, under a new name and a photo that is not a picture of her at all. She should also work on contacting Facebook admin and informing them that she has been hacked by another Facebook user. She can report this person too. I would be persistent about this, if I was her. It is so sad that there are hidden people on Facebook that have nothing else better to do than to wreck another individual.1 person likes this
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
6 Apr 11
Hi Cream97!.
I don't think she want a new account because its her real name ( full name ) and she put all her friend there. Thats person also using her full name and put her picture there and also copy all the picture she had. Its like having two account with from the same person.
Its will OK if thats person not making negative comment and rude. But this one since the start planning bad thing.
@himanshuorange (1145)
• India
2 Apr 11
actualy nagisha i would recommend you to report it to the fb center and tell your friend to do it...
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
5 Apr 11
Hi Himan!.
We already did thats, several time in fact but Facebook really slow in hearing our complaint. Nothing happen so far the fake account still there with posting thats make my friend miserable. I don't what else t do beside keep on reporting. I hope I had a better knowledge about computer because I don't like others to do hurt my best friend which I know she don't deserve to threat like thats.
