5 things to do when accepting a Facebook friend request

   Ever since the inception of Facebook, people sign up for different reasons in a bid to socialize better. You can also get connected with old friends and get to know new people through this medium. Friend lists on Facebook should be naturally free from perverts, scammers and hoodlums and in making this feasible, you need to be careful on the kind of friend requests that you accept. Accepting friend requests should require your time and concentration, and using these 5 steps listed below can help in reducing fake accounts, perverts or scammers on your list:

1.    Account creation:

   For every Facebook account, the year any user signs up, it is been registered and made known. When accepting a new friend request, checking the year a user joined can also help in determining if he/she is operating a fake account. Most fake accounts are mostly new accounts, so it’s easier to detect.

2.    Recent posts:

   Scrolling through the person’s timeline gives you a little feel of such individual. Is he a sex freak? Is he vulgar? Is he professional? Is he a soccer fan? Most people tend to reveal more about themselves on their Facebook post and you need to take advantage of this channel. If there are no recent posts, there are two things involved: It could be a fake account, it could be an introvert and it could be ages they logged in. If it seems like it’s been a long time they have been online, go through their old posts and reading their biography can give you a cue of the kind of person they are.

3.    Location:

 This is so unpredictable; people keep lying about this just to belong. I know of a guy who is based in Lagos but his profile on Facebook says United Kingdom, you can imagine how misleading this is. What I do most times is to check pictures of such individual and notice their background. I am sure most people won’t find this as a bright idea because not everyone loves snapping photos at outdoor areas. In case, you have a suggestion on this, please make it known through the comment box.

4.    Relationship with people:

  Most people tend to reply on comments made on their posts than replying inbox messages. Reading their comments or rapport being made with their friends in the comment box is also a good way of knowing the kind of person they are. How well they relate with their friends, how fast they reply and how they create a mutual relationship with them.

5.    Pictures and Videos:

   This is more like a number 1 checkout. In this era of smartphones, it is really ridiculous when you see a friend request with no profile picture. Sometimes, you get to click on the profile and check previous mobile uploads of an individual if you have the time. If none is found, it is safe to disregard such friend request and move on to the others.