{"id":35703,"date":"2025-08-12T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/?p=35703"},"modified":"2025-08-12T08:16:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T15:16:53","slug":"facebook-identity-confirmation-scam-or-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialcatfish.com\/scamfish\/facebook-identity-confirmation-scam-or-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Identity Confirmation: Scam Alert or Real Request?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Getting a “Please confirm your identity Facebook” message can be confusing. Is it real? Or is someone trying to scam you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’re not alone in wondering this. Facebook identity confirmation requests have become a common target for scammers. But Facebook also sends legitimate identity verification requests to protect your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how to tell the difference. And what to do if you get one.<\/p>\n\n\n

What Is Facebook Identity Confirmation?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Facebook identity confirmation is a security process. The platform uses it to verify that you’re the real owner of your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facebook’s official help center<\/a> explains that it requests identity confirmation when it believes your account’s security may be compromised.<\/span> This could happen if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n