Why do I get friend requests from foreigners?

You may receive fake Facebook friend requests for any number of reasons — some harmless, some malicious. Malicious linkers: You may receive friend requests from attackers who post malicious links to malware or phishing sites that end up in your Facebook newsfeed after accepting the friend request.

Why do I keep getting weird friend requests on Facebook?

The influx of friend requests for verified users is “likely due to recent search changes” on the platform, Facebook says, which were intended to more prominently surface search results for verified accounts over unverified ones.

How do people from other countries find me on Facebook?

In its help section, Facebook says its suggestions are based on “mutual friends, work and education information, networks you’re part of, contacts you’ve imported and many other factors”.

What are the risks associated with accepting a fake friend request?

Accepting friend requests from strangers can increase the risk of scammers spoofing YOUR profile, collecting personal information to gain access to online accounts (like your mother’s maiden name, a common verification question used for resetting passwords), etc.

Should you accept a friend request from someone you don’t know?

Another reason you should never accept a friend request from someone you don’t know is you don’t know if the request is coming from a real person. Hackers do set up Facebook accounts for fake people using photos they find from somewhere on the internet. I got a friend request some time ago from a woman I did not know.

Can Facebook randomly pick up a friend from your profile?

There is very very little chance that she is even a friend of a friend of a friend. There is no way that facebook could randomly pick her from the millions of users and suggested her as a friend. However it is highly likely that she searched for and tried to look at my profile.

Can Facebook randomly add someone as a friend?

There is no way that facebook could randomly pick her from the millions of users and suggested her as a friend. However it is highly likely that she searched for and tried to look at my profile. They link it to your email address. They do not link it to any profiles you have looked at.

Why would a friend block me on Facebook for no reason?

Often it is from someone they do not wish to be in contact with. This might include business associates, landlords or even ex-partners from relationships which haven’t ended well. Even if we block people, users can still see information about us on public groups, mutual friend stories and photos.