Facebook 'fake clone' message goes viral
Several Facebook users have reported their accounts were cloned after they received a duplicate friend request message asking them to forward the message to friends. The hoax message went viral on Sunday, saying the sender had received a duplicate friend request from the recipient.
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Facebook users were being duped into thinking that their accounts have been cloned. Facebook was yet to comment on this. In 2016, a similar mass cloning scam occurred on Facebook. Image source: Reuters