What problems can occur if I accept Facebook friend requests from strangers?

[Kittysue]

These are SCAMS. Never accept a friend request from anyone you don't know. They can steal your identity with the info most people have on their profiles. They have access to your photos which they copy and use to create fake accounts used to scam other people on various dating and social networking sites. They have access to all of your friends to spam/scam them

If the Friend requests are not on your Facebook page, those are spoof requests. The "confirmation" link they send you to looks exactly like a real Facebook page and they want you to log in. When you do, you just gave these criminals your login details, they immediately change your password then contact all of your friends saying they are you stuck overseas and you were robbed and need money to get home

Any real request will always show up in your Facebook - never trust any emails unless you want your account hacked

There is no reason to have as many friends as possible - do you really want that many people to have access to your life? You never accept a request from anyone you do not know for any reason. I thought everyone knew this