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This past weekend my wife's Facebook page got spoofed.
We learned what was happening as her phone started a constant stream of alerts from family and friends with messages saying they had just received new friend requests from her.
While many thought she had been hacked, in other words someone accessing her Facebook account, it was actually a spoofing attempt which is quite common on Facebook unfortunately and it happens much to often.
Here is what occurs:
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Hide your Facebook Friends List from Spoofers
This past weekend my wife's Facebook page got spoofed.
We learned what was happening as her phone started a constant stream of alerts from family and friends with messages saying they had just received new friend requests from her.
While many thought she had been hacked, in other words someone accessing her Facebook account, it was actually a spoofing attempt which is quite common on Facebook unfortunately and it happens much to often.
Here is what occurs:
-...
Hide your Facebook Friends List from Spoofers