The above photo is one of nearly 20 Facebook friend requests that I received in a span of less than 48 hours. They were all virtually identical, the only significant differences being name & profile photo. I have five years' professional training in the use of social media. Accepting a friend request like this one is asking for trouble. (Guys!) The English in the pictured status update is poor, to say the least. "She" is clearly not fluent in the language, probably reading a script, and copying & pasting. In the "About" section...Languages: Al Jazeera English, Religious views: Christian Bale. The timeline says "Starla" changed HIS profile picture yesterday at 21:44. Save yourself...and your friends some headaches. Steer clear.

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