How accounts get duplicated
Scams
There are scammers out there that tries to trick people into believing they are someone else in order to gain their trust and get information from them.
What the scammer does, is creates a page as someone else. Best way
to explain it is to give an example.
John Doe has an account with following info
Name: John Doe
Username http://######/john.doe
email: primary: johndoe@email.com
The imposter will create a duplicate account of
Name: John Doe
Username http://######/john.doe1
email: primary: johndoe@nonameemail.com
You will notice the name is the same on the valid and imposter
account but the rest don't match. the name is what shows up for the
account, and not the email
If the imposter has access to your pictures, they will download them
and put them on the fake account so it will look more valid.
If you have your account set to public on the privacy, anyone can get access to your pictures and see your posts. For more information on privacy settings, click here.
The imposter will send friend's request to your friends hoping they
will accept you without questioning why you are requesting friends
again. Unfortunately some friends will accept without investigating.
Tip: If you get a friends request, always check your friends list to see if you already have that person on your list. If you do, contact that person to see if the person did create a second account (some people do create more than one account.). If they say no, then don't accept the request.