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So a few days ago, I got this friend request from a girl whom I didn't have any mutual friends with, and whom I never knew about. So obviously, being a guy, I looked at her pictures, decided she was cute, and accepted the friend request. But all jokes aside, i did message her asking who she was.
I completely forgot about this until like an hour ago. She messaged me saying that i had a cute avatar and asked if we could be friends. Then she asked if i had a girlfriend. I pretty much knew right then and there that something fishy was up. I checked her profile page, and she created an account in 2011, but she barely had any posts and only like three people had posted on her wall. There were a few more game/app posts, but that was about it. Also, i couldn't see how many friends she had since it was blocked(?) i guess. She also only has like 3 pictures in her album. I mean, is this a fake account? Does she not have very many friends?
I haven't really had strangers friend request me before, and by strangers, i mean, like not even a friend of your old high school teacher or something. Is this normal in facebook to have random strangers friend request you? I've used it since like 2009 but haven't had this happen to me.
Anways, I tried to stop the conversation by answering curtly but she kept asking questions and asked again whether i had a girlfriend. I told her that she looked pretty, but that I didn't feel comfortable talking about this kind of stuff with a stranger. She said some other stuff and then said good night and called me"pretty" boy.
Not sure what to make of this. I'm kind of scared that someone is stalking me now and will kill me in my sleep(only half joking). It's crazy but im a pretty paranoid guy. and how did she get my facebook page without mutual friends? Maybe I should just take it as an ego boost, but still... something feels kind of weird. Maybe its because of the catfishing stories nowadays with manti te'o and chris anderson.
 
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I just thought all those weird invites were from adverts. Once you friend someone they get info about you and potentially more info about your friends.
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Treat it casually, don't think to much in to it. Its like pretending you just met someone new with no attachment. This should help you figure out things in the long run. I mean this is your conversation you kinda have to be the one deciding what to do. What matters outside should not affect what you do with whats happening right now.
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Obvious catfish is obvious.
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dude, friending total strangers on fb is asking for trouble...
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I've had a load of requests like this recently, really strange o.O
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I would unfriend them immediately. It sounds creepy. It is also possibly fake. The fact that she is hiding so much is also something to be suspicious about.
But then again I don't tend to accept friend requests on facebook from people I don't know at all. I have a few TL friends, otherwise everyone on there are people I know irl.
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probably people employed by dating sites.
They try to catch lonely people and lure them to certain sites where they then pretend to arrenge a date while the monthly sub cost is 50-100€. Its pretty common.
And as we can see here, rather successfull as you as a internet savy person allready spend hours thinking about it/her.
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What to invest time caring about. Random chick on facebook messaging you or cute Korean girl working at the store you go to every day. Your choice, but one is 100% real.
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u dont have to be worried about anything. but dont waste another moment on this cuz it's most likely a desperate loser with fake pics, etc.
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On November 13 2013 01:16 LaNague wrote:
probably people employed by dating sites.
They try to catch lonely people and lure them to certain sites where they then pretend to arrenge a date while the monthly sub cost is 50-100€. Its pretty common.
This is exactly what it is. I always get friend requests or skype requests from Olga Kurlienev or Sasha Volmonov from the Ukraine, etc, etc. It's a big scam to prey upon single people, don't fall for it.
In reality its 'Fat Uri' sitting in his basement somewhere in Moscow in his underwear making accounts using fake pics and a little imagination.
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dont listen to the haters, she wants to the dick
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On November 13 2013 01:36 ElMeanYo wrote:Show nested quote +On November 13 2013 01:16 LaNague wrote:
probably people employed by dating sites.
They try to catch lonely people and lure them to certain sites where they then pretend to arrenge a date while the monthly sub cost is 50-100€. Its pretty common.
This is exactly what it is. I always get friend requests or skype requests from Olga Kurlienev or Sasha Volmonov from the Ukraine, etc, etc. It's a big scam to prey upon single people, don't fall for it. In reality its 'Fat Uri' sitting in his basement somewhere in Moscow in his underwear making accounts using fake pics and a little imagination.
That's the thing though. If the girl was from ukraine or russia or something, it'd be much more apparent. But this girl "apparently" lives in hong kong which is where i happen to live right now also.
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Ok dude, the people here are right, its just a scam trying to catch lonely desperate people. Clearly this one has used the right bait. Hong kong really isnt that strange of a country for these things to be coming out of either, plus you can type random first names into facebook and get hundreds of peoples accounts up from areas nearby your own account, which is probably where yours came from. People being paid to make accounts will do so in various regions to broaden their potential.
Delete it, its a "scam".
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Do a reverse image search on her pictures. Depending if / where they show up, you can draw you own conclusions.
Apart from that: chat away. Dont share anything too personal (address, phone, ...). Dont get emotionally attached. But you actually can talk to random strangers on the internet. Dont visit any links they send 
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On November 13 2013 02:11 Capped wrote:
Ok dude, the people here are right, its just a scam trying to catch lonely desperate people. Clearly this one has used the right bait. Hong kong really isnt that strange of a country for these things to be coming out of either, plus you can type random first names into facebook and get hundreds of peoples accounts up from areas nearby your own account, which is probably where yours came from. People being paid to make accounts will do so in various regions to broaden their potential.
Delete it, its a "scam".
I wasn't stating that this person was from hong kong in order to make the girl "believable." I was just saying that this wasn't your normal "hot tall blonde from ukraine" which we've all seen in porn ads haha.
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surprised at the people telling you to continue chatting.
if not a scam then it's definitely a weirdo - pics are almost certain to be fake. think about it this way: if she were actually that cute would she be creeping Facebook for dudes in her area? and sounds like you don't even have your own picture as your profile picture - what would her motivation be to add you as a hot, single chick?
I've never accepted a friend request before from a stranger.
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EPT
