Facebook ID Theft can put you in REAL problem
Radio Canada reported a sad Facebook story:
A student at the University of PEI (Prince Edward Island), Adam W. Morrison, has been suspected of wanting to commit a killing because of a false Facebook profile published on a Web site popular networking.
When the young Morrison has created its profile on the site Facebook, he was unaware then that someone would use his picture and his identity to create a false account in his name.
He learned, earlier this month, when four police officers appeared at his home asking him why he had written on Facebook that he wanted to kill large numbers of people, as in the massacre committed to the Columbine school in the United States, almost 10 years ago.
Indeed, it was comments written without the knowledge of Morrison on his false profile. Adam Morrison underwent an interrogation. He claims that police showed him a copy of the document and they were waiting for him to confess. Adam Morrison added that he was afraid and he claimed his innocence.
After conducting an audit of the computer’s student, investigators found that in fact, these comments were not those of Adam Morrison.
Such identity theft is easy because it only takes an email address to create a Facebook account. The user can then enter any name and any picture that’ll be published on its homepage.
The police say they have continued to pursue their investigation with Facebook administrators, but without success. According to the deputy chief of police in Charlottetown, Richard Collins, it will be difficult to find the perpetrator of the identity theft, unless Facebook will reveal the IP address of the usurper.
Adam W. Morrison had since decided to cancel its real Facebook account.
Another example of what can happened to you on Facebook if you do not have certified profile:
