Fake Facebook a/c has been set up for dd

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Hi
not sure how to deal with this and wonder if any of you have come across this ? dd 14 has found out that a fake facebook a/c has been set up under her name, friends have had messages sent to them with things like "why does everyone hate me", etc etc, she is not 100% sure who has done this and has had some kids in school come up to her and say that she has a weird facebook - she is obviously very upset and worried what has been sent to people - I've searched tonight but cannot find this site - presume it has now been deleted, but how can I find out for sure ? and how ( if there is a way) can we stop this happening again? as I've said she is not sure who has done this and why - would be vey grateful for advice. thanks.

I hope so ! and yes she does have her own facebook a/c - thought it might be an idea to send out a message to all of her contacts saying there has been a fake site and ignore any messages recetly or something to that effect but don't know if that will make matters worse or give some other "friends" ideas ? just hate this sort of thing have tried to re-assure her that it's just someone playing around for a laugh but she's feeling very insecure and worried.

If whoever has set it up with tight security settings it may not be searchable.

I have my FB settings so no one can search and find me. I only ever get friends requests via others peoples FB where I am a friend iykwim. Usually friends of friends. I recently started college and had to add 2 people as friends as they could not find me. Through those 2 people another 9 in class have sent me friends requests - hard to explain, but hope you get me.

So I would suggest also searching for this bogus account through all of her friends (its amazing how many young people have the FB completely open to anyone).

As well as your DDs friends - look at their friends and see if there are any names/faces from school you know/recognise and look at their friends too and see if you can find the bogus account.

Good luck - it may take a while. I hope its been wiped and whoever set it up is done with their sick fun.

I would also suggest contacting the school and perhaps ask them to put out a stern letter about FB abd the potential implications of setting up bogus accounts.

My DDs school recently sent home a stern letter about some FB incidents.

It's this kind of thing that wants me to delete my son's FB account altogether. I'm a big FB fan, but I'm beginning to think it should be 16+ as opposed to 13+.

Sorry, I don't have any advice at all!

You should be able to report the fake profile to Facebook

Report to facebook with as many details as you can. This is cyberbullying. My dd has had probs on FB (not because of FB) but has settled now as she print screened some of what went on and took it into school. Plus she deleted a load of people from there.

hi all thanks for all your replies - will keep an eye on this over the weekend and see what other information I can find and take it from there.

This is awful and i agree should ne nipped in the bud , i would consider discreetly having a word with school aswell.

The school will have to take it seriously if it's found to have been set up by one of their pupils. As manicbmc said it is cyberbullying and should be covered by the school's anti-bullying policy. I'd also have a word with the police as they should also take it seriously.

One of the kids at my DDs school was recently suspended for doing something similar and the kids have been threatened with expulsion for any repeats.

I have been to my daughters school about face book bullying and they said that it's the bain of their lives. So hard to police but if more parents took the trouble to check what their children are up to on it these things may not happen so often. I feel for your daughter as it's devastating for them.