Here are 7 ways to spot a fake account on Facebook. Based on personal experience. http://itessentials.me/technology-articles

1. TIRED OF FAKE FACEBOOK
ACCOUNTS?
This article will definitely help you

2. HOW TO SPOT A FAKE ACCOUNT
ON FACEBOOK?
Those 7 are some indications to spot a fake account on
Facebook. They are based on my personal experience using
the internet social media and chat rooms.
They as well are not limited to Facebook. In other words,
you can apply the same rules above to all other networking
websites such as My Space, twitter, MSN, yahoo, etc ...

3. Study the name.
This is the first piece of information you
will -with no doubt- know, from the
moment this person invites you. If the
name is an abbreviation, or a nick name,
that is one indication - but that alone
does not indicate a fake account.
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4. If the name is a full name
(first and last are clearly stated),
have a look at the profile picture
in parallel.
There must be a resemblance between the
name and the image. An example would be:
A western look with an Asian name or vice
versa.
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5. Check the picture(s)
carefully.
Profile pictures can be an important
indication about the profile owner, whether
or not it is a celebrity picture copied from a
website or a magazine, some body parts, or
a real picture taken in natural conditions.
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6. If possible, check picture
albums.
Those too will indicate how normal this
person's life is. Usually, fake accounts have
few images, and are most of the time for one
person, or emphasis on body parts to try and
attract a higher number of friends.
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7. Carefully study the
friends list.
Usually, real accounts have the higher number
of friends from his/her neighborhood. The
more the mix, the higher the fake indicator. If
common friends exist between you and
whoever is adding you, can be used as an
additional sign.
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8. If you can view this person's
wall, try to find out the last time
he/she commented on a post, or posted
something on their own.
See how frequent they use Facebook. Normally
fake users and abusers, do not log in on a regular
basis, and their comments are very broad. Ex:
"Thank you for adding me".
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9. Finally, always keep in
mind that this profile/person
adding you is
a stranger
until he/she
proves
the opposite.
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10. THANK YOU
Wissam Abdel Baki I Info@itsssentials.me
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