# Facebook is the worst. Thinking about getting rid of it

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 5, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354 "2022-04-05T22:23:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-is-the-worst-thinking-about-getting-rid-of-it/962354/76 "2022-05-05T18:15:12Z")

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> [@Skywatcher](#):
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> Seems my Facebook page attracted the attention of a Russian dating scammer. I suspected as much from the odd hours and broken English; confirmed the suspicion with a reverse image search.

I think another one tried to get their hooks in me; this one only had a picture of a bunch of flowers on a white background associated with their profile so nothing that could be reverse searched.

I decided to delete the post that had been attracting 'em.

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