In recent times, there have been numerous messages being circulated on Facebook concerning the activities of impersonators using unsuspecting users’ identity to send unlawful contents. to original user;s friends. You could have probably received such messages warning you to ignore some unconfirmed friend request from strange accounts that may bear familiar pictures and names.
Based on trending messages about the alleged impersonators on Facebook, some legitimate users claim that they have already become victims, a situation where their faces and names were unknowingly used to open new Facebook accounts. These bad cyber elements would go as far as sending friend requests to your known friends and subsequently begin to ask for favors or send adult-related contents to their chosen victims.
Official Facebook Developers are by this post enjoined to investigate these allegations, with a view to finding immediate solutions to ensure the maintenance of user privacy and security on the platform.
Of course, it is of high importance to always ensure the safety of all Facebook users as well as the User’s Privacy.
Most messages are mostly coming from Facebook users in Nigeria. Facebook is undoubtedly the largest social media platform in the world. With the already high level of cyber freedom and penetration in Nigeria, every effort needs to be made to suppress or outrightly eliminate any problems or rising threat to public safety on the social media platforms.
