Somewhat OT - Facebook Query

"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...

"Clay" wrote

The same thing happened to me.
This is what I think is happening. My friend just set up her facebook
account. I assume she sent me a request to join through facebook.
When the facebook invite got to my mailbox it searched and found a match
with another address in my address book. added it to the"Other people
you may know on Facebook:" with a picture that they use. I sent the
person who sent the invite a messege that I didn't like what facebook did
and will not join because of it. I'm waiting to hear back from her to see
if this is what happened.

Clay

Thanks Clay

But the scam is doing something cleverer than that.
Neither of the known facebook contacts that were included in the scammers
message are actually in my personal contacts folder.

Phil


So I was looking at this the wrong way ! Instead of FB searching MY
addressbook, it has already mined the addressbooks of FB members and then
when my
friend entered my name for the invite- found my name in another members
addressbook and added her name to the "other people you may know"
Clay

"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...

"Clay" wrote

The same thing happened to me.
This is what I think is happening. My friend just set up her facebook
account. I assume she sent me a request to join through facebook.
When the facebook invite got to my mailbox it searched and found a match
with another address in my address book. added it to the"Other people
you may know on Facebook:" with a picture that they use. I sent the
person who sent the invite a messege that I didn't like what facebook did
and will not join because of it. I'm waiting to hear back from her to see
if this is what happened.

Clay

Thanks Clay

But the scam is doing something cleverer than that.
Neither of the known facebook contacts that were included in the scammers
message are actually in my personal contacts folder.

Phil


So I was looking at this the wrong way ! Instead of FB searching MY
addressbook, it has already mined the addressbooks of FB members and then
when my
friend entered my name for the invite- found my name in another members
addressbook and added her name to the "other people you may know"
Clay

This is what I meant by "using facebook's own search feature" to link the email
address to other FB profiles...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Clay" wrote in message
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"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...

"Clay" wrote

The same thing happened to me.
This is what I think is happening. My friend just set up her facebook account. I
assume she sent me a request to join through facebook.
When the facebook invite got to my mailbox it searched and found a match with
another address in my address book. added it to the"Other people
you may know on Facebook:" with a picture that they use. I sent the person who
sent the invite a messege that I didn't like what facebook did
and will not join because of it. I'm waiting to hear back from her to see if this
is what happened.

Clay

Thanks Clay

But the scam is doing something cleverer than that.
Neither of the known facebook contacts that were included in the scammers message
are actually in my personal contacts folder.

Phil


So I was looking at this the wrong way ! Instead of FB searching MY addressbook, it
has already mined the addressbooks of FB members and then when my
friend entered my name for the invite- found my name in another members addressbook
and added her name to the "other people you may know"
Clay

This is what I meant by "using facebook's own search feature" to link the email
address to other FB profiles...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Clay" wrote in message
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"TheScullster" wrote in message
. uk...

"Clay" wrote

The same thing happened to me.
This is what I think is happening. My friend just set up her facebook account. I
assume she sent me a request to join through facebook.
When the facebook invite got to my mailbox it searched and found a match with
another address in my address book. added it to the"Other people
you may know on Facebook:" with a picture that they use. I sent the person who
sent the invite a messege that I didn't like what facebook did
and will not join because of it. I'm waiting to hear back from her to see if this
is what happened.

Clay

Thanks Clay

But the scam is doing something cleverer than that.
Neither of the known facebook contacts that were included in the scammers message
are actually in my personal contacts folder.

Phil


So I was looking at this the wrong way ! Instead of FB searching MY addressbook, it
has already mined the addressbooks of FB members and then when my
friend entered my name for the invite- found my name in another members addressbook
and added her name to the "other people you may know"
Clay