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If I add photos of my life, everybody will recognize me, and if I use an email, can't my IP address be tracked?

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Not really. Your photos don't have to include family, friends, popular places nearby your area, or you. Some people even take pictures of themselves in masks or customes for fun, or obscure, artsy pictures in which not much of their face can be seen. Your IP, however, could be tracked.

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How do I access my alternate Facebook account when I'm using my main one?

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You can log out of your main one, and log into your alternate one. If you'd like to use both at the same time, you will need to log into your alternate account using a different browser. For example, you could have one account open in Firefox. and another one open in Chrome.

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What do I do if Facebook disables my account?

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You can try to appeal your case to Facebook directly, but otherwise it might be easier to just create an entirely new account.

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Can I use my own phone or computer to make a fake Facebook account without it being traced back?

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Anything you do online can be traced back to you. If you want your IP address to appear elsewhere, try a VPN or a proxy, remembering that some proxies are immediately obvious too.

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How can I get fake friends?

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Play a popular FB game, which encourages making friends with people you don't know in order to progress.

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What if one of my Facebook friends ask to meet in person?

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Just ignore them or say you can't.

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How do I make a fake account of a celebrity for my friend?

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Already many celebrities have accounts, but you can make a fan page if you like.

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Is it illegal to create a fake Facebook account using a picture and a name that is similar to another same person?

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That depends on why you are making the account. If it's a harmless prank, nothing will probably come of it, although Facebook will likely close your account. If you're making the account to maliciously harass or threaten someone, the person you are imitating may very well call the police on you.

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How can I get I fake pictures?

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You can edit your own pictures to make them look like different people, or take some pics of strangers next time you're in a crowded place.

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How do I get past the phone number?

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Try using a number you can get for free from Google Voice, Skype, or another VoIP service.

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What if Facebook demands a phone number to get into my account?

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Go to 10minSmS.com, it is a site that lets you create a fake phone number for 10 minutes.

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What should I do if the person asks me to FaceTime?

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You could tell them that you don't feel comfortable FaceTiming with anyone, or that you don't have access to FaceTime.

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Why would I want two profiles?

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Some "good" reasons include testing of Facebook features and simple account login without using your real identity on some sites. Malicious reasons might include selling an account for profit, creating false reviews, and harassing or stalking others.

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Won't people notice that my FB account is only a few days/weeks old? How do I explain that?

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Say you've lost the password to your old account, someone was bullying you on your old account, or your old account was shared with a boy/girlfriend, but you're not together anymore. These are just a few options, feel free to get creative!

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Does Facebook keep track of IP addresses?

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Yes, so it's better to use TOR. Facebook monitors all your activity on your browser, so open Facebook in one browser and do your browsing in another browser. Facebook cannot crossover to view activity in another browser.

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Why do I have the same "people I might know" from my other account on my new Facebook account?

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It could be because you're logging in in the same places or near the same places as these people, because you have similar interests, or some of the same friends. If not, it's probably just a coincidence.

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What if they ask me for a selfie?

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That depends. If it's some random user, ignore them. If it's the Facebook staff, you can probably get away with using Photoshop.

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How do I know if someone has a fake Facebook account?

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There are a few ways that you can tell if an account is fake. This article gave hints about how to not make a fake account obvious, and you could just use those in the opposite way: if the account gives away anything that this article says not to do, then it might be fake. If there is another account out there that is very similar, then you might have a lazy person on your hands, which means that they aren't very capable of or interested in making it that different from their main one. If things get to a point of suspicion that it might be fake, you could always look into it and see if there's anything else that will give it away.

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Can I use someone's Instagram photos for my fake Facebook profile?

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Instagram is owned by Facebook now, which means if you use a photo sourced from Instagram, they'll easily know where the original came from. The same is true of random photos pulled from a web search - Facebook is very pervasive and their AI can and likely does do its own pattern match search for face pictures you upload, and match the originals, thus exposing your account's fakeness. And they will probably hassle you for further verifications. The way to get photos for your fake account is to take them yourself. Be sure geotagging is off on your phone's camera settings, otherwise the photo will tell Facebook where you were when you took it.

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