Why do I get Facebook 'friend requests' from strangers?

[Laurel]

I have really two questions, both regarding Facebook's privacy.
a) I think I have ticked all the right privacy boxes, yet Google search continues to bring up my name on Facebook links. Can I stop that?
b) My privacy settings on SEARCH are set to 'only friends', yet I get 'friend requests' all the time from people with whom I have no mutual friends neither know. Why and what can I do?
Many thanks for your help.

[Eli]

it happens to me too.
i think all people can see what you write on group walls
just ignore the requests and mark you dont know them.
if i get 3 from the same person i block them

[Eli]

As far as i know, when you sign up to facebook you're putting your name 'out there'. & your name will still come up in searches, however, your privacy settings control how much of your profile strangers can see (which isn't a lot if you've set it to friends only). If you don't want your name public delete yourself from facebook.

[george]

a) yes you probly have but check to see if ya havent missed on

b)well you will any1 can send ya a request but only friends and friends of friends CAN see ya profile
by the way ppl add strangers or randomers i say coz they want more friends for iver the facebook games or they just want 2 meet new ppl
if it was like a 40yr old and ya a teenager then id say that dont seem right
but in the same ppl just add random/strangers becuase they want more friends they see it as a game 2 see who can get the most friends

[Tasha]

You can change the privacy settings so that only friends of friends can add you

Account>privacy settings>contact info>who can add me as a friend

It also takes a while for google to reindex their search results so if you changed it recently then its going to take a bit to take affect

[Liam]

the answer is your email address you give it out then your gonna get friend requests maybe if you talked too some them then you would have realised this