Facebook profile cloned - what to do?
Facebook profiles are increasingly cloned to abuse the identity of others. This creates a deceptively real copy of the original profile and then asks friends for money. You can find out what you can do if your Facebook profile has been cloned in this practical tip.
Facebook profile cloned - you can do that
If you have been the victim of a scam and your profile has been cloned, you should do the following:
- Report the fake Facebook profile to Facebook on this page.
- Write on your own wall that your profile has been cloned to warn your friends.
- If any of your friends fell for the cloned profile and made payments, they should back up all messages and evidence. Afterwards, the police must be consulted in any case.
Facebook profile cloned - so you can protect yourself
In order not to get into the situation of a cloned profile, we have listed a few tips for you below:
- Facebook profiles are often cloned based on publicly available data. So keep as much data private as possible.
- Make sure your friends list is not publicly available. It is difficult for fraudsters to add your friends with the cloned profile.
- Occasionally search for your own profile name to see if a profile with that name still exists.
- In a separate article, we have collected tips for you that will help you protect your data on Facebook.