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Re: [OM] OT : Facebook friend request

Subject: Re: [OM] OT : Facebook friend request
From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 16:44:42 +0100
Yes, John, I do remember Andrew Dacey. 

When you say you "received a Facebook message" I assume that it was an email
purporting to come from Facebook, in which case someone's PC somewhere has
been compromised, allowing access to email addresses on the PC. My
expectation is that the email you have received is most likely not from
Facebook (even if it appears to have come from Facebook), and is attempting
to persuade you to confirm or deny the friendship (or have some kind of
interaction) by clicking on the link it provides. The link will NOT go to
Facebook, though it will certainly claim to do so.

Whether or not you have a Facebook account, a link with Andrew, an
outstanding friend request or whatever is utterly irrelevant - whoever
crafted the email is assuming you most likely do exhibit one or more of
those attributes, and can be expected to click.

Don't.

Piers

-----Original Message-----
From: olympus
[mailto:olympus-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
John Hudson
Sent: 07 April 2017 15:09
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: [OM] OT : Facebook friend request

Does anyone remember Andrew Dacey, a former, or an existing but lurking, 
member of this list?

To my knowledge his last known location was Halifax, Nova Scotia.

This morning I received a Facebook message saying that :

"Just a reminder that Andrew has confirmed your friend request and 
you're now friends on Facebook."


The issue is that (1) I am not a Facebook user other than dropping by 
the pages of a few family relatives, (2) I have never put a "friend" 
request to Andrew, (3) Andrew has never put a "friend" request to me or 
if he has I have never responded.

So, does anyone have any idea about what might drive a spurious FB 
message such as the one I received?

Needless to say I have not, and will not,  respond to the incoming message.

jh
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