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Facebook friend checker
FB Checker is free. All you have to do to get started is download it and give it permission toaccess your Facebook account. Then, when you come across a Facebook profile you'd like to verify, you launch the app from your system tray. FB Checker works by analyzing photos, so you have to click on a few photos from the account in question to add them to FB Checker. This can be tricky if you haven't accepted a friend request from the account in question and have limited access to their photos, or if the account simply doesn't have that many photos posted.

FB Checker works by analyzing the photos you select, and then searches for duplicates on the Internet. If the photo isn't found on another site, FB Checker believes it is legitimate, but if it is found elsewhere, FB Checker then analyzes that site to see if the photo has the same name attached to it.

(This prevents it from identifying photos of celebrities and other public figures as fake simply because they're widely used.) FB Checker labels accounts as fake when a photo is found on several different Web sites, without the name associated with the Facebook account.The application presents its findings to you in a neatly organized graph that makes it easy to see where on the scale it falls.

The problem lies with the fact that FB Checker relies solely on photos. Sure, some users may grab fake photos and use them to create a phony profile for nefarious purposes. But the truly dangerous criminals may be a bit smarter, using photos that could be real, and more likely to fool an application like FB Checker.
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FB Checker was able to identify a few fake accounts for me, but these were accounts I'd already labeled as fake myself. It was unable to identify two fake accounts that were more subtle, though…both of which were created by users who wanted to hide from folks on Facebook. That makes me reluctant to rely on FB Checker to find the real fakes on Facebook.
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Facebook Friend Requests: Unwritten Rules & Hidden Settings
Facebook is all about connecting with other people and making friends. Yet friend requests are delicate and can quickly get you in trouble with Facebook. While you probably won’t get banned for inappropriate friend requests, many people have been blocked from adding more friends. And even if it was a mistake, there’s no way to lift the block early. It really does help knowing the unwritten rules.

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How to Add Friends on Facebook?

Here is a little refresher on the basics of adding friends for those of you not too familiar with Facebook. Everyone else, please skip ahead.

When logged into Facebook, you can see all your pending friend requests via the Friends icon in the top right. If you have unseen friend requests pending, you will also see a red number overlaying the icon, indicating how many people have requested to friend you.
Click the icon to expand a menu that shows all pending Friend Requestsand a list of People You May Know.
Click Confirm to add a friend or Delete Request to deny the request. The sender won’t be notified.

You can also search for people you know, open their profiles, and — if they accept friend requests from the public or friends of friends — add them by clicking the +1 Add Friend button located right next to their name.
To cancel a friend request, go back to their profile, hover over the button that now reads +1 Friend Request Sent and select Cancel Requestfrom the menu.
You can also remove a friend via their profile or your Friends list. Facebook does not notify people if you remove them. However, it is possible to track your Friend list with third-party tools and receive alerts when people remove you.Are You Being Unfollowed? Check With These Apps and Plugins Are You Being Unfollowed? Check With These Apps and Plugins In my opinion, one of the best things Facebook ever did was to let users "unfriend" each other without any notifications. There have been numerous examples where I’ve regretted "friending" someone, and I’ve avoided tons... Read More
Rather than unfriending people who are flooding your Newsfeed with silly posts, try unfollowing them. That way you can maintain your sanity, without risking the loss of a friendship.
From your Newsfeed (Home) find a post from your overactive friend, click the arrowhead in the top right to expand the post menu, and click Unfollow.
Alternatively, head to your friend’s profile, expand the menu right next to your friendship status, and select Unfollow from the bottom.
And with that, you know all the basics about Facebook friend requests. And now for unwritten rules around sending friend requests…
Connect Before You Add Someone

Facebook wants you to add only people you know in real life. If your friend requests frequently remain unanswered or even if just one person reports your friend request as unwanted, Facebook may conclude that you have sent friend requests that violate their Community Standards, especially the point addressing bullying and harassment. Consequently, Facebook may block you from sending friend requests for a period of time.

To avoid being blocked from adding friends, follow these guidelines:
Make it easy for people to recognize you, i.e. use your photo and real name.
Try to add only people who you have mutual Facebook friends with.
Send your desired contact a message introducing yourself before you add them.

In other words: don’t look like a fake account, don’t add random strangers, and don’t be a stranger!Facebook Now Helps You Make Friends With Strangers Facebook Now Helps You Make Friends With Strangers Facebook's new feature is designed to help you make new friends, providing a simple way of breaking the ice with complete strangers. Useful? Definitely. Creepy? Probably. Read More
Add Friends Conservatively

You will often want to add a new friend immediately, even though you don’t have mutual friends on Facebook. And it might be more awkward to send a message first than to add them directly. That’s cool. Just be sure you don’t add too many people without common friends at once.In Defense of a Large Facebook Friends list In Defense of a Large Facebook Friends list Why do I have so many Facebook friends? Why won't I delete them? And how do I manage the noise from so many people? Read on to find out. Read More

If you don’t know someone, just want to know what they post to Facebook, and if there is an option to follow them, give that preference over adding them as a friend. This allows you to see what they are up to, but your Timeline is not shared with them.
Report Spammy Friend Requests

When you delete a friend request, Facebook promises that the sender won’t be notified. But they might send you a new request. If you can’t get rid of them, you can use the Mark as Spam button — which comes up after you delete their request — to block further friend requests from that person.
Keep in mind that if you do this, the person may be penalized.
Block Friend Requests From Strangers

Facebook allows you to limit who can send you friend requests. Applying the limitation will keep those strangers desperate to connect with you out of trouble. From the Friend Requests menu in the top right, click Settings and choose Everyone or Friends of Friends from the drop-down menu.

Alternatively, click the arrowhead in the top right to expand the Facebook menu, select Settings > Privacy, and under Who can contact me? click Edit and select Everyone or Friends of Friends.

Review Friend Requests You Have Sent

Click the Friends icon at the top, click Find Friends, and click View Sent Requests. From here you can cancel pending requests.
Decide Who Can See Your Friends List and Friend Activity

Expand the Facebook menu from the top right and select Activity Log. In the left-hand menu, click MORE underneath Comments to expand all Facebook sections. Click Friends to browse all activities related to adding, accepting, and removing friends. Here, you can further refine your privacy settings by choosing who can see your friends list and where your friend activity will show up.

In the top right, you’ll see a note saying Who can see your friend list? Click the Settings icon to its right to expand a list of options. The explanation hidden under [?] could help you decide which setting is right for you.

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Facebook friend requests from existing friends
facebook friend requests from existing friends

Be wary of accepting Facebook friend requests from people you are already friends with

Be wary of accepting Facebook friend requests from people you are already friends with

Facebook is a wonderful venue for sharing information, photos and fun with friends, but unfortunately it is also a haven for scammers.

Every post you see and every message you receive must be viewed with a skeptical eye if you want to avoid falling victim to those who are out to cause you grief or separate you from your money.

Now there is a type of scam making the rounds that is even more insidious than most. Scammers are making virtual copies of real Facebook accounts by copying the photos and info from the real account’s “About” page to the fake ones. They then send friend requests to the friends listed on the real account.

Once the scammer has most or all of the original account holder’s friends onboard, there are countless ways those friends can be scammed because, well, we tend to trust our friends, right?

One of the most common scams perpetrated after a fake account has been created and populated with your friends is messaging you asking for money to help get them through some crisis.

The “crises” used vary but they usually include some variation of needing help with medical or travel expenses. You didn’t know that cousin Bob was robbed while visiting London? He has no ID, no cash, and no way home! Surely you can help out cousin Bob? All he needs is $800 sent by Western Union – ASAP of course! Well, you get the picture.

Luckily, while this is one of the most dangerous scams going, it is also one of the easiest to avoid. If you receive a friend request from someone you are already friends with, search your friend list to see if you are still friends with that person. If you are, you have just received a friend request from a duplicate (and probably fake) Facebook account.

Some people do open duplicate accounts for whatever reason so there is always a chance that the friend request really came from your friend and not a scammer. Find out by messaging your friend from the account they are already friends with and ask if the friend request is legit. Even better, call them on the phone or visit them in person and ask.

If the new account turns out to be fake (and it probably will), report it to Facebook. Here’s how:

1 – Go to the Timeline page of the fake Facebook account.

2 – Click the button labeled with 3 dots (it’s located beside the Message button), then click Report.

3 – Click Report this account.

4 – Select Report XXXXX’s account.

5 – Click the Continue button.

You have just reported the fake account to Facebook, and they do take action. But they’ll take action faster if several people report the account instead of just you.

I recommend letting the friend who had his/her account copied know about it ASAP so he/she can report the fake account too. Then ask all of your friend’s friends to do the same. If Facebook receives several reports about the same fake account, they usually investigate and shut it down fairly quickly.