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Facebook: How to Report a Fake Account or Page

Facebook: How to Report a Fake Account or Page

January 2, 2023 by Madalina Dinita 7 Comments

Finding out that someone’s impersonating you on Facebook can be extremely frustrating. Some impersonators are so good at what they do that the fake pages are hard to distinguish from the real ones. Cloning other people’s accounts and impersonating them goes against Facebook’s Community Standards.

Take immediate action by reporting fake or cloned accounts and pages to Meta. Do that even if the fake accounts impersonate someone you know or a public figure, not necessarily your own Facebook account. The good news is that you can report fake profiles even if you don’t have a Facebook account.

How Do I Report Fake Facebook Accounts and Pages?

Report Fake or Cloned Facebook Profiles

  1. Go to the profile you want to report
  2. Select Find support or Report profileFacebook-report-scammer-profile
  3. Click on Pretending to be someoneFacebook-report-account-pretenting-to-be-someone
  4. Select Celebrity and hit Send

If you’re not on Facebook but want to report a fake Facebook account pretending to be you, there’s a special form that you can use to get the job done. Choose the best description for your situation and follow the on-screen instructions to fill out the form.

Facebook-report-fake-account

Report Fake or Cloned Facebook Pages

  1. Go to the fake or cloned Page
  2. Select Find support or Report Pagereport-scam-page-Facebook
  3. Click on Scams and Fake Pages
  4. Select Pretending to be another person
  5. Hit the Send button

Don’t forget to type the person’s name that the fake account is impersonating.

You can also use a special form to report Facebook pages impersonating a public figure. Remember that you can’t use this form to report fake profiles. You can only use it to report fake Pages. By the way, Meta won’t remove the fan or opinion Pages if you use this form.

Facebook-form-report-fake-page

Conclusion

If you come across a fake Facebook account or page, the best course is to report it to Meta. Go to the respective page or profile, click on “More options,” and select “Find support or Report profile/Page.” Alternatively, you can fill out a special form to report the impersonators.

Have you ever spotted a fake Facebook profile or page? Did you report it to Meta? Let us know in the comments below.

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Comments

  1. Dale Ogren says

    January 8, 2023 at 5:15 pm

    I am disappointed that Facebook does not do a better job of helping people who are impersonated, cloned, hacked, whatever you want to call it. When I tried to report a clone using my name and cover photo, all I got was a message that FB is having a technical issue.

    You can and should do better than that.

  2. Mary says

    December 4, 2022 at 1:27 pm

    I have something.imwould. like to..report. there is. Someone. By. The. Namecof. Karen. CrosenHave.lots of fake Facebook. Pages

  3. Gaylene Sparks says

    August 17, 2022 at 9:52 pm

    No this doesn’t help whatsoever, they don’t do a damn thing! It’s a nightmare to resolve.. I don’t understand why FB can’t help it’s a serious issue taking over people’s lives. Impersonation, ID theft. It’s a crime!! I’ve tried everything they send the same stuff over and over all automated crap they heap everyone in the same pile. Total BS that FB can’t figure it out it’s beyond a serious issue.

  4. Linda Daniels says

    August 16, 2022 at 2:18 pm

    My page was NOT hacked! I have more than one account. The account passwords keep getting confused. I am unable to log in at all.

  5. Sefali Mund says

    July 21, 2022 at 1:47 pm

    Hi ,

    I don’t have Facebook account and I tried to report about my fake Facebook profile by using the form but it’s not allowing me to submit not sure why. Please help me on this

  6. Phyllis says

    July 1, 2022 at 7:31 am

    My profile was hacked and I cannot find a way to report it, as the scammer’s design does not allow me to report it.

  7. Rashan Cook says

    June 1, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    My page was hacked on 5/29/22, and I am unable to log into my Facebook Account because the Hacker changed my email and password

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