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April 30, 2009
Faking It on Facebook
Posted by Derek
I have no Facebook presence to speak of (for better or worse), but if you do, and if you're involved in the pharma/biotech area, you might want to check out this report. Someone (or some group) has been setting up a whole network of fake identities there, and you have to wonder just what the motive is. Nature News has more.
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1. anon the II on April 30, 2009 12:36 PM writes...
Saw something similar on Linked In.
http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=16714919&authToken=Jxga&authType=name&trk=ape_f000001a
Pharmagossip mentioned this one.
Permalink to Comment2. Jeremiah on April 30, 2009 1:21 PM writes...
Sounds like a good reason to set up your own facebook account before someone sets it up for you...
Permalink to Comment3. startup on April 30, 2009 3:10 PM writes...
I imagine the motive is not that different from that of Nature News. To "log in or make a payment".
Permalink to Comment4. anonymous on April 30, 2009 10:00 PM writes...
Maybe the perpetrator works at Sequenom. Check out this story:
Permalink to Commenthttp://www.cnbc.com/id/30499682/
5. RB Woodweird on May 1, 2009 10:29 AM writes...
I know just how these guys feel! That damn "EJ Kory" I friended wasn't the real deal at all.
Permalink to Comment6. Jim Edwards on May 1, 2009 4:01 PM writes...
Hey Derek,
Thanks for the note. If any of your readers are victims of the Facebook Faker, I'd love to hear from them.
Jim Edwards, BNET.
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