# Facebook fraud studies?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-fraud-studies/806532>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 13, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-fraud-studies/806532 "2018-01-13T13:29:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-fraud-studies/806532/1 "2018-01-13T13:29:50Z")

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Are there any good studies and/or articles about either fraudulent sites on Facebook that are actually there to gather personal information or to drive up hits and “Shares” for the purpose of selling off that site?

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**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-fraud-studies/806532/2 "2018-01-13T15:35:49Z")

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I apologize if I’m telling you something you already know, but what you’re describing is often termed “like farming”. Googling that turns up a lot of resources, though I’m not sure if they get exactly at what you’re looking for.