# I just got an email saying that I have a comment on my Facebook photo...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 13, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002 "2010-10-13T14:53:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002/1 "2010-10-13T14:53:52Z")

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…but I don’t have a Facebook account!

Is this some kind of phishing or malware attempt?

(did not click on the link, btw)

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**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002/2 "2010-10-13T15:04:22Z")

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It’s probably a phishing scam, so definitely delete the email and don’t click on anything in it.  
Go to facebook by typing it into your address bar and try to do a password retrieval/reset using your email address. If it comes back saying “account not found”, it definitely was a scam. If it goes through and your password is retrieved/reset, log in and see whats out there.

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002/3 "2010-10-13T15:11:24Z")

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Someone could have created an account ‘for’ you, listed your email address, then posted and tagged a pic of you in a way to bait you onto facebook.

All anyone needs is your name and email address.

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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002/4 "2010-10-13T15:14:31Z")

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> [@Apocalypso](#):
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> It’s probably a phishing scam, so definitely delete the email and don’t click on anything in it.  
> Go to facebook by typing it into your address bar and try to do a password retrieval/reset using your email address. If it comes back saying “account not found”, it definitely was a scam. If it goes through and your password is retrieved/reset, log in and see whats out there.

It comes back with “account not found”. Deleting the email. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-an-email-saying-that-i-have-a-comment-on-my-facebook-photo/557002/5 "2010-10-13T15:15:59Z")

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Definitely, a phishing attempt. The link will probably take you to a fake Facebook site and prompt you for a login, etc…  
Report it then delete it.