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11 July 2017
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Jayden K Smith: Why you should ignore this Facebook hacker hoax
Facebook users are being duped into circulating a hoax message warning them not to accept friend requests from an account called Jayden K Smith.
The message, being sent via Facebook Messenger, warns that the account is a hacker who “has the system connected to your Facebook account”.
Well-meaning users are sharing the message widely, but as with most viral Facebook posts, the message is a hoax. There is no evidence of any account with the name Jayden K Smith going on sprees of adding users, and even if there were, they would not be able to hack into an account just by becoming a friend.
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Mass friend requests to unknown users is also against Facebook’s terms and conditions regarding spam, so any such account would probably be quickly dealt with.
This hasn’t stopped the message gaining widespread traction online. It reads: “Please tell all the contacts in your Messenger list, not to accept Jayden K Smith friendship request. He is a hacker and has the system connected to your Facebook account. If one of your contacts accepts it, you will also be hacked, so make sure that all your friends know it. Thanks. Forwarded as received.”
The unfortunate accounts that happen to be called Jayden K Smith have now been given their 15 minutes of internet fame.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/07/10/jayden-k-smith-should-ignore-facebook-hacker-hoax/
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