A judge in the UK has awarded approximately $ 43,000 in damages to a man who had been the victim of a fake profile Facebook. The profile, which was created by a former friend and business associate, included personal information about the victim, including date of birth, home address, the status of the relationship and the place where every day. In addition, the false Facebook profile has made false allegations about the sexual orientation of the victim and political affiliations. The brother of the victim found the fake profile after being live on Facebook for a little over two weeks and it was removed.
Our Facebook protective guide identity theft covered several tips on how to protect your identity while using the popular social network. What we note only in our guide, and that this case in the UK makes painfully clear, is that Facebook makes it relatively easy for anyone to create a fake profile page on your behalf because it requires little or no verification the real identity. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to report a fake Facebook profile if you think you have been the victim of a similar way.
If you already have a Facebook account, just visit the Facebook "Report a fake profile" page and enter the requested information.
If you do not have a Facebook account you can ask a friend who is an account to report the fake page in your name. Alternatively, you can send an email to "login@facebook.com." briefly explain a fake profile was created on your behalf and provide contact information so that a member of the Facebook support team can contact you to investigate the matter.