Fake accounts been harassing me over a year

[Badwitch222]

Hi so basically over the past year maybe longer I have been getting harassed by someone on a fake social media profile. It first started out on Facebook - I would block the accounts and then a new one would be made - it always asks me sexual questions

This account is now messaging me on different social media profiles - instagram/snapchat/tiktok

I have grown tired of blocking them as I see no point as a new account will be made shortly after. I decided to follow the account back on TikTok and tried to do some investigating my self asking the account questions. The account tells me it’s from a different town however every single account it follows is from my home town where I live - no posts are uploaded & the profile picture is just black. No one hardly follows the account back but it follows hundreds from where I live and the town very near by.

The account told me they was 29 years old however when I asked to see a photo of them they sent me a screenshot and the caption said “21st birthday” - I asked them why they said they was 29 and they said they lied. I have asked multiple times for the account to send me a Live Photo - there’s always an excuse especially when I ask for a video call.

When I ignore the account it’ll send me message after message keep viewing my profile & when I don’t reply they try to reach out to me on a different social media.

The account added me back around 4 months ago on Snapchat the Snapchat score was 2 when I accepted I ended up deleting the account after a few days ( I was trying to see if we had mutuals). Yesterday it readded me back I accepted and the Snapchat score is stil “2” after all these months.

the account constantly sends me my own videos commenting about how they can see my private parts through the outline of my pants - they must send me my own videos and pictures atleast 4 times a week so it’s clear they’re saving them to there phone.

This has been happening for ages now, it’s now at the point where I have stopped blocking because new accounts are made shortly after.
any advise please?

Surely report to the police as harassment, I wonder if they can lean on the social media platforms to try and locate the source

Why are all your SM accounts not locked down and completely private?

I would go to the Police and report it they have fancy IT stuff what can trace people.

If things escalate they also have a report of it.

Sounds like you need to tighten you sm privacy settings to the max.

I feel like the police won’t take me seriously though, I have replied to the account but it’s took me a while to get to that stage because it’s honestly annoying now. It’s making me think it’s someone I know because I do not understand why they won’t identify there self + they have messaged me daily multiple times a day on different social media platforms & I still till this day have no idea who it is

I would send 1 reply saying this is stalking and sexual harassment so you are taking it to the Police

And do so.

I don't doubt it is someone you know. Even a family member.

Try log into the Instagram account, when you use the ‘forgot password’ option it will tell you they’ve sent a password reset link to j—9 at gmail or 08—67 for example. See if you know the digits of the email or number.

You can also block the insta account choosing the ‘block all other future accounts’ or whatever. Keep an eye then on your blocked list to see who else shows up there.

STOP replying to them as you are giving them exactly what they want. Stop asking them questions about who they are, they are trying to freak you out and it’s obviously working. Just keep blocking. Not sure of your age but Snapchat is a very teenage thing, I would definitely have my account locked down on there & not accept requests or snaps from people I’ve not added.

You’re being harassed, most likely by someone you know personally.
I would contact the police.

Just an idea of the sort of messages - I will call 101 for advise when I finish work today.

My Facebook is completely private + Snapchat I have recently made my account private on instagram && my profile is currently public on TikTok however I’m going to change my settings now

Stop engaging with them

Report to police

Tighten up your security settings. How are they able to see your videos?

Thankyou && it’s because my TikTok is on public however I have just changed it to private

Why on earth are you engaging with them? That's what they are doing it for!

Only recently after months I have started to reply, I did at the start but I got nothing so I was just blocking and blocking - each time I blocked a new account would appear I have ignored the messages for the best part of a good few months but recently maybe out of curiosity I have been wanting to find out who it could be behind the account - it is making me second guess everyone who I surround my self because for all I know it could be them

The problem you have now is that by engaging in the contact with them and asking them to ring you, you are in the eyes of the law encouraging the contact.

You need to tell them to leave you alone or you will contact the Police. If they contact again, then report as harassment.

Personally I would be coming off social media completely.

I have told them on multiple occasions to leave me alone they would for a few days and then another message would appear, I got a bit mean in the end and started telling them to “f” off - they go quiet for a few days & then nothing. The idea behind asking them to face time was purely to see if they would or not - proved my suspicions that they were in fact a fake account

Don’t go on socials for a period. They will get bored and move on. If you can’t do that then start a new Instagram and keep that private and only add select people.

This shouldn’t be happening to you. It’s not your fault. But you are able to stop it. So I would do that.

Thankyou - I am a frequent posted on my socials to be fair but I will be stopping because each time I post I always seem to get a message so maybe whoever it is will become bored. I did go through a period where I didn’t post on social for a good month or two but still received messages daily so hopefully they do get bored now

How are they even able to message you or see your videos? You need watertight privacy settings and to lock everything down.

Certainly do not feed the troll by following back/replying/asking questions. Ignore and block every time. They'll get bored soon enough when they see they aren't getting a reaction.

Stop replying. Block every time..sort your security settings out. You are asking them questions and saying lol to them. It took me a moment to figure out who was who in the message asking to facetime.

Do you earn money of socials is that why you seem reluctant to private?

I also have no idea why you're engaging with this person. If you have to speak to them, a simple "fuck off or I'll call the police" should suffice. Then block and don't accept any new followers.

I am currently now employed but whilst I was seeking employment I was earning money from social media - Now that I am I am in employment my main focus has been advancing in my career so I stopped posting on social media for a while but recently started again.

I now have a new Snapchat account which I created yesterday - but prior to that my Snapchat got banned I had quiet a bit of a following && received 100’s of messages daily - I would try to briefly to reply to people so that I didn’t come across as rude which I didn’t mind most people were nice.

My social media only starting hitting up around 8 months ago - well before this account started too message me ( it’s been around a year coming up to two years)

I would tighten all your settings then totally ignore. Set it so they can't message you