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Why put out a friend request to a stranger, then delete it?

I've had random people friend request me on Facebook - I see the notification, then the person removes their request a few hours later. Doesn't matter if it's a man or woman - just wondering why someone would retract a request if they don't even know the person. I"m thinking it could have been an accident on their phone, but there are some requests that I've had on for a day, then the stranger deletes it. If they don't even know me, what's the point in that?

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  • Pearl
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    maybe they did it by mistake

  • 2 years ago

    I occasionally do that by mistake. Maybe they've done the same. Maybe your name is quite common?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    This happens to me quite frequently. It's stupid Facebook. The people in the "People You May Know" section sometimes receive friend requests that I did not send! When I am aware that a friend request has erroneously been sent, I immediately cancel the request.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    It's called a spam bot.

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