To everyone who reads this blog, I ask you please to read this and help my friend (whether you're from Sunny South Africa or not).
Here's the problem. There is a profile on Facebook called TaLamia Photograph (https://www.facebook.com/katie.katie01). However, there is also a business page called TaLamia Photography. I know for a fact that the business is legit, but if you have a look the profile it looks a lot suspect. It also has the spelling suspiciously the same (it's an exact replica except for the "y" at the end of photography). I've had a peek and there are variations of Talamia of FB, none of which are the spelled the same. Now the business belongs to a friend of mine and I'd hate to see anything happen to her good name, because some inbred cretin thinks that ripping off other people's ideas is a good way to spend your day. My friend has spent the last 7 odd years cultivating this business into the success it is today. It would be a real shame if some idiot then does anything to damage her reputation.
It was suggested that this could in fact be a cloned account and if this is the case, they could do a lot of damage. Now while i'm not entirely convinced it is a "cloned account", it is rather disconcerting to think that someone is impersonating you or someone you know. Apparently this is a growing problem:
"[Alert] Cloned Facebook Profiles - We are getting a lot of questions and reports about fake/cloned profiles.Cyber criminals use this tactic to data mine user accounts and to spread malicious messages and likes. Check out this guide for more information on this type of scam and some actions you can take to limit your exposure. We also detail what you should do if you are a victim of this type of attack." ~ Facecrooks
(https://www.facebook.com/Facecrooks/posts/10151524855310345)
Also check out:
http://facecrooks.com/Scam-Watch/Fake-Facebook-Profiles-and-Pages-the-Tools-of-Scammers-Bullies-and-Thieves.html
And for those in SA have a look at this, apparently cloning is a big issue here:
http://www.enca.com/south-africa-technology/sa-facebook-account-cloning-scam
So I ask now, please go to the account (https://www.facebook.com/katie.katie01) and report it. My friend has tried to ask nicely that they change things, but this dunce has been ignoring them.
And finally to our little friend...
http://www.enca.com/south-africa-technology/sa-facebook-account-cloning-scam
So I ask now, please go to the account (https://www.facebook.com/katie.katie01) and report it. My friend has tried to ask nicely that they change things, but this dunce has been ignoring them.
And finally to our little friend...
