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Question from Lynda: When I tag a person and the post comes up on their timeline, only our mutual friends can see it.
I’ve checked my and their settings and it’s set so our friends can see what we are tagged in.
What am I doing wrong?
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Question from Catherine: I have a big problem Rick. I clicked a link in a Facebook post and it must have infected my account with a virus because it immediately started sending out SPAM messages.
To be exact, the virus sent a spam message to everyone on my friends list. When I found out about it I changed my password, and everything seemed to be ok.
A few days later, I got married and changed my name on Facebook to my new last name. The next day Facebook deactivated my account.
Now Facebook wants to see a copy of my ID before they’ll reinstate my account.
The thing is I REALLY don’t want to give my drivers license out, especially since I’m not even positive that the message requesting to see it was even sent from Facebook.
Is there some way to get my Facebook account reinstated with just my cell phone number? Thanks.
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Question from Sara: How do I remove the link between my Twitter account and my Facebook account?
I don’t like my tweets being automatically posted on Facebook!
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Question from Brenda T.: I have a very serious problem, Rick.
Someone keeps logging into my Facebook account and posting really nasty stuff on my Timeline and pretending that it’s me.
I have no proof, but I think it’s my ex. We parted on nasty terms.
I’ve changed my password several times but they always manage to get back in somehow and post more nasty things on my Timeline.
I know it’s not a virus because I ran all the scans listed in your virus removal post and no infections were found.
I’ve already lost several friends because of this. How can I stop it once and for all?
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Question from Kim: Hi Rick. I’m a regular reader of your blog and I love your tips!
I’m having a problem with Facebook and I really need your help.
Someone is posting things from my Facebook account and making it look like it’s me posting it.
These posts are usually ads for things like sunglasses and other “junk”.
They post exactly three posts every day, always at the same exact times (7:30am, 1pm and 6pm).
I read your post that explains how to check to see if anyone is logged into your Facebook account and I’ve checked several times to see if I can catch them logged into my account, but no one is ever logged in even during the times that the posts are being published.
This is really confusing me. How can someone post something in my name from my Facebook account without even being logged into it?
I really need to get this stopped because I’m losing friends over it. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!
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