I had a FB account. Changed phone #. Had to make a New acct. My regular name was already up...
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there.
Apologies, I don't remember if I used it , or being suspicious did a variation of my name.
My friend sad something about my name, or account being spoofed.
*Bakground: In my orginal acct I included my mom's maiden name bc st the time ? 10+ yrs ago I wanted to use my legal name for an Artist's account.
Never did.
So What should I do? Make another name variation w the 2nd phone #?
Or will that somehow be tied back to the spoofed account? (arg)
Am I "blocked" (in a safe-ish tech use sense) from getting back on there?
Yes, I know some people have an issue with using fb at all.
I only use it with family and friends, a few friend's friends. Never had any trouble with original accnt.
Help, please. Tia!
ETA: Haven't gone back to the account once my friend talked about the spoofing

kimbutgar
(25,923 posts)Under Settings and privacy choose default audience. Click only friends. Never make your profile public as it could be hacked.
electric_blue68
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Haven't gone back to the account once my friend talked about the spoofing.
Grins
(8,798 posts)Its another tracking and ID device.
Delete your birthdate.
Delete your email.
And even though you use it only with family and friends, THEY have information on you in their personal profiles that can be hacked.
Better - get off Facebook completely!!! Facebook - and its founder - are despicable shits and a threat to the world.
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