.If there is only one photo of the individual
in the whole profile it makes it quite clear that the account is fake.
2. Look for status updates,wall posts and comments.If the user hasn’t
updated a status for quite a long time and hasn’t been involved in any wall
posting or commenting of other statuses,it means that the profile is likely to
be fake.
3. Look at the recent activities.If it is that the user has just been adding
randomers and making new friends,and that there are no pages liked or
groups joined,it suggests that the user is determined in jst adding people
and hence the profile is fake.
4. Check out the friend list.If found that maximum of the friends are of the
opposite gender,it can be assumed that the profile is used either for fun or
for random dating.
5. Check the info.If found that there is no ideal links given regarding school
or education institutions or workplace and that the user is looking for dating
and interested in both men and women,it shows signs of fakeness.
6. Check the birthdate.Birth dates like 1/1/XX…..or……31/12/XX are
common between fake accounts as it is quite unique and easy to type in.
7. Fake profiles of girls usually have a contact no. in their info. Lets face
it,girls harldy will have their contact no. in public.So watch out if the user
exposes info that is unlikely for general users to unveil in public.
8. Look out for recent wall posts,if u see loads of people asking…’THANKS
FOR THE ADD….DO I KNOW YOU’……and yet the psots remains
unanswered…it is bound to be a fake one.
9. Look for common tarits used in facebook,like.using applications such as
farmville,pet society etc….and adding siblings.If these traits are not found
among the user, the profile is highly inactive or fake.This point can’t single
handedly prove the fakeness,however this will be a supporting clue along
with other points.
10. If you are quite certain about the profile’s fakeness,and want to be
absolutely sure, try browsing google for some random profile pictues. Fake
profile pictures are usually selected frm google and while browsing through
it,you might as well come upon the picture the user chose for the fake
account.
So this was a minor summary of points to note while detecting a fake
account on facebook.Thus beware of suck fake accounts which may lead to
privacy dilemmas or likewise. Hope you people like the article and it benefits
you in case you try to detect any suck profile.
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