Officials Warn Facebook Users Of “Friend Request” Hoax

SILICON VALLEY, CA. (THECOUNT) – Officials with the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, are warning of any suspicious messages that may mysteriously show up on your across your Facebook profile.

The message begins with “Hi… I actually got another friend request from you yesterday which I ignored so you may want to check your account.”

It then instructs you to hold your finger down and forward the message.

Officials in Plaquemines parish took to Facebook to urge people to stop forwarding the message about being hacked.

“You weren’t. It’s bogus. And you’re just making it worse,” their Facebook post reads. source

They say there was a cloning epidemic on Facebook about 18 months ago which was real, and some people do still get hacked. However, this message is different.

If you’re going to share anything, share this to let your friends know that they haven’t been hacked, and that they can stop forwarding that message along.

Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census the population is 23,042. The parish seat is Pointe à la Hache. The parish was formed in 1807. Plaquemines Parish is part of the New Orleans–Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area, according to Wikipedia.