Facebook Mystery

Yesterday, a friend alerted GA to some strange happenings with Move Forward's Facebook page. (I'll use the acronym M.F.'s) 

I noticed some friends of mine, at least three, on their (Facebook) Friends list. I reached out to them to see if they had a particular concern or issue that maybe we could discuss. They all replied.."huh" I have no idea what you are talking about, no idea who they are and never Friended them. Don't know who they are."

At least two promptly removed themselves from their Friend list. I don't think subsequently "defriending" them reduces their friend count.

It was hard to believe, but I woke up one morning and saw , with my very own eyes, that Facebook said that I too had sent a "friend request". WHAT? So all Move Forward Hoboken would have had to do was "confirm" and I too would have been listed among their supporters.

They must have some way to "add" people, blindly sending "friend requests" then confirm them to their list. Maybe adding though importing other people's friends? Very dishonest.

Could you believe this went to a member of Kids First?  Yup.  His/her Facebook account had automatically sent a 'Friend request' to those M.F.s., their opponents in the coming School Board election.

Wow.

"Friend Request Sent" message to someone who did NOT send one to the M.F.s 

 
And knew at least 5 other people who had the same experience.  Kidnapped by M.F.s   

Yep, each of their Facebook accounts had automatically sent 'Friend requests' to those M.F.s- which were then accepted. Thus these 5 became Friends of  M.F.s (F.O.M.F.s) without consent.

How weird is that?

One victim of this M.F.-ing Facebook kidnapping (won't say her name) was upset because she's a business owner in town and so avoids taking sides in political battles.

Smart girl.  GA doesn't understand why any Hoboken business person would side with any candidate  publicly- unless politics IS their business. Otherwise, it's plain stupid.

Uh-oh. Just got this follow-up:

They did it AGAIN!!! It says that i sent a friend request to them!! So dishonest!!! How many on that list even know they are "supporting" a boe ticket?

Thats the thing... It is NOT an invitation. What ever auto program they have automatically sends a friend request FROM your page. Without your knowledge or consent.

Then all they have to do is confirm... If you're not on Facebook often, the whole thing happens without you and without you knowing.. Which is what happened to my friends.

Those M.F.s!

Imagine.  Has that EVER happened to you?  Did some M.F. ever kidnap you and hold you hostage as a cyber-Friend? 

What did you do?

I'd tell those M.F.'s to let me go.  Or, simply def-Friend them.  Which is like a cyber-slap in the Facebook.  (I'll bet you're not enough of an M.F. to kidnap someone.)

Are you?

Anyway, it truly is a mystery. Facebook accounts making indecent proposals to M.F.s in cyberspace.  Without their owner's consent!

Speaking of mysteries...

Whatever happened to that $18K that disappeared from the Russo for Hoboken bank account on the watch of Russo for Hoboken Treasurer and M.F. Campaign Manager John Castellano?