What do you guys make of this weird facebook email?

[aligator12]

Because I don't want any of my friends to see I reactivated my account, because I re-added them on my new account.

So if I logged in temporarily and then permenatly deleted my account, how long would this take?

I also found this:
http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/...k-attempt.html

[whatthefunk]

Because I don't want any of my friends to see I reactivated my account, because I re-added them on my new account.

So if I logged in temporarily and then permenatly deleted my account, how long would this take?

I also found this:
http://forums.techguy.org/web-email/...k-attempt.html

Why dont you use your new account to look at your old account. And really, does it matter if you reactivate your old account for five minutes while you clean it up or whatever? I think youre worrying far too much about this....

[aligator12]

Why dont you use your new account to look at your old account. And really, does it matter if you reactivate your old account for five minutes while you clean it up or whatever? I think youre worrying far too much about this....

Well, when I deactivated it, it basically makes it disappear from facebook so there is nothing to look at.

But I suppose I could log in for a 5 mins and delete it, but I would like to point out facebook waits 14 days to delete your account after your request (you can login within 14 days to reactivate it). So that isn't enough time for a hacker to login, right?

So is that what you think I should do?

[jerome1232]

Just throwing this out there, it's possible a hacker tried to get into your acount, it's also possible someone has an email very close to yours, and they simply accidentally typed their email wrong and tried to log in.

With our browsers remembering everything, life can be tough when you are trying to log in at the library and you can't remember what your user name was, or am I the only one with this problem when on a public computer? I've made 20 attempts on one of my old emails before going through my usual passwords and the variations I put on them, only to realize I had the email address wrong the whole time.

Just throwing that out there.

[aligator12]

Just throwing this out there, it's possible a hacker tried to get into your acount, it's also possible someone has an email very close to yours, and they simply accidentally typed their email wrong and tried to log in.

With our browsers remembering everything, life can be tough when you are trying to log in at the library and you can't remember what your user name was, or am I the only one with this problem when on a public computer? I've made 20 attempts on one of my old emails before going through my usual passwords and the variations I put on them, only to realize I had the email address wrong the whole time.

Just throwing that out there.

That is a pretty good explanation to be honest, my email address contains 2 common dictionary words let's say "apple" and "guitar" along with a couple of numbers, so I suppose someone could have made a mistake, but I think I am gonna delete it to be safe.

I think I need to stop being so paranoid lol.

[OpSecShellshock]

The other possibility, of course, is that some other account that you used the same email address for was part of a breach of whatever site the other account was with. Like if you used the same email address on a forum (not this one!) or some other thing. Post-breach, one of the first things people do with all the leaked emails is try to see if they happen to have also been used for other services with the same passwords. Because a lot of people are dumb and actually do that.

Alternatively, it could just be Facebook sending out "please come back we want your data" messages to people with deactivated accounts.

[critin]

Not sure if I posted this in the right spot.

A couple of days ago I received an email from my old Facebook account which I deactivated about a year ago, to my old email account and the subject was "Getting back into Facebook", which if you don't know is the email facebook sends out if you enter the wrong password.

At first I thought it was a scam, but I think the email really did come from facebook because it had my real name in the email, e.g "Hi, <my name>". I don't think a random fishing email could obtain my name.

So, what do you think happened?

Facebook simply wants you to reactivate the old account. This is sent automatically and it doesn't know you have another acct. It's not dire. I've rec at least one on a deactivated account that I never did use.

[critin]

Well, when I deactivated it, it basically makes it disappear from facebook so there is nothing to look at.

But I suppose I could log in for a 5 mins and delete it, but I would like to point out facebook waits 14 days to delete your account after your request (you can login within 14 days to reactivate it). So that isn't enough time for a hacker to login, right?

So is that what you think I should do?

I don't think they ever delete it. It's only deactivated, (sorta like these ubuntu accts). You can still log in and they'll welcome you back. I tried it once and I only had to click on a link in the email to get a 'Welcome Back!! opportunity.

For instance, I still get notices of Friend Requests and I never did even use that acct. Facebook doesn't like to lose it's people.

[uRock]

I don't think they ever delete it. It's only deactivated, (sorta like these ubuntu accts). You can still log in and they'll welcome you back. I tried it once and I only had to click on a link in the email to get a 'Welcome Back!! opportunity.

For instance, I still get notices of Friend Requests and I never did even use that acct. Facebook doesn't like to lose it's people.

You can request it be deleted.
https://www.facebook.com/help/224562897555674

They do.

[aligator12]

Alright, I got another email today just like the other one. And I noticed something on the bottom: "This message was sent to <my email address> at your request".

So someone is sitting there trying different passwords...

I guess my only choice is to login and delete it.