{"id":839,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=839"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Absurd-'Williams-Sarah-Works-For-Facebook'-Warning-Message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=839","title":{"rendered":"Absurd &#8216;Williams Sarah Works For Facebook&#8217; Warning Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A rather bizarre &#8220;warning&#8221; message is currently circulating on Facebook.  \u00a0The message warns you not to accept a friend \u00a0request from one Williams Sarah because she works for Facebook and will remove your account. It further claims that the Williams Sarah account is fake. It asks that you pass on the information to everyone you know so that they will be able to save their accounts from the dastardly \u00a0Williams Sarah. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>An example of the &#8216;warning&#8217; message:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There is a Williams Sarah don&#8217;t accept her request she works for facebook she will report you and remove your account she is a fake account pass this on to everyone you know to save their account to<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the message has no merit whatsoever as a warning and sharing it will help nobody.<\/p>\n<p>The message may be loosely derived from a string \u00a0of earlier hoaxes that falsely claimed that <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/christopher-jessica-davies-hacker-hoax-warning\/\">just accepting \u00a0a friend request<\/a> from a particular user will allow hackers to take control of your computer.  \u00a0In reality, \u00a0even the most skilled hacker cannot take control of your computer just because you accept a friend request and these warning messages should not be taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p>While these earlier \u00a0&#8220;hacker&#8221; versions were silly enough, the \u00a0Williams Sarah variant reaches a whole new level of stupidity.<\/p>\n<p>The message first suggests that Williams Sarah works for Facebook and will report you and remove your account if you accept her friend request.  \u00a0But the message fails to explain why a Facebook staff member would send you a friend request and then both report and delete your account. If said staff member had the necessary authority to remove your account, she would not need you to accept a friend request first. And, she would not need to report your account for possible removal since she would be effectively \u00a0reporting it to herself. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The message then gets even more illogical.  \u00a0After first claiming that \u00a0Williams Sarah works for Facebook, the message then completely contradicts \u00a0itself by claiming that the account is fake.  \u00a0If she really worked for Facebook, then why would her account be fake?<\/p>\n<p>It is possible that the message is an utterly inept attempt to warn users about a scammer who is simply pretending to work for Facebook and simply threatens to remove accounts if the users don&#8217;t comply.  \u00a0Of course, such a scammer would not really have the ability to delete your account. Some <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/video-account-disabled-facebook-phishing-scams\/\">phishing<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/fake-agent-linda-smith-facebook-page-used-for-lottery-scams\/\">advance fee scam<\/a> attempts may have such characteristics.<\/p>\n<p>And, certainly, it is unwise to arbitrarily accept friend requests from strangers because some of them might be scammers or spammers.<\/p>\n<p>But, the Williams Sarah message is so contradictory \u00a0and illogical that it is virtually useless as warning against any sort of real Facebook security threat.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, considering that both &#8220;Williams&#8221; and &#8220;Sarah&#8221; are quite common names, there are in fact a great many Facebook users that have a combination of the two names.  \u00a0So, this pointless &#8220;warning&#8221; will only cause confusion and may have a negative impact on users who share the name.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive this message, do not share it with others. And, let the person who posted it know that the message is a hoax. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/8461-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/8461-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rather bizarre &#8220;warning&#8221; message is currently circulating on Facebook. \u00a0The message warns you not to accept a friend \u00a0request from one Williams Sarah because she works for Facebook and will remove your account. 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