21/10/2019
Who's received a request to be a friend of someone on Facebook and you thought "who in the heck is this person"? 🙋♀️
Yesterday, our owner Hallie, got a request to friend someone name Chris. Except Chris wasn't Chris.
How did Hallie know what to look for? 🤷♀️
Well she's an IT expert, that's how. So she put together a few tips to help the rest of you non-IT people out....
1. Check the profile picture. No one has the perfect profile picture. Literally no one. Also if they only have one profile picture or they use a pic of a celebrity, probably not legit. But if you're really unsure, you can check Google. Did you know that you can search by an image through Google? we'll teach you that tomorrow.
2. Read the about section. People on Facebook like to share a lot about themselves. If they say they work in California or New York and aren't specific, probably a fake. Also if that's the only information they have, DECLINE!
3. Check their friends. You might need to be a little savvy about this. Especially because a lot of home based businesses utilize Facebook and they're like locusts when it comes to friending people. However, just check their friend list and see where their friends are from and if they have the perfect profile pic. If most of them aren't from your area and/or have a perfect profile pic, you know what to do....DECLINE!
4. Check the name in the profile compared to that in the URL. The URL is the address bar in your browser. If your new BFF on Facebook is Amanda Smith on her profile but is Balazs Szabo in the URL, you need a new Facebook BFF. DECLINE!
5. Profile stalk them. Read their timeline and the responses on their posts. If they seem sketchy, they probably are. If there aren't any posts or comments, it's definitely a fake. DECLINE!
If you've got questions, post them below. We're happy to help!