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An eBay seller going by the handle pseudopr415 is offering 10 Facebook profiles, each with a minimum of 200 friends, for sale in an eBay auction that closes June 14. The seller writes: "I currently am testing the waters, and would like to see if any marketers are interested in using these." Facebook makes a lot of noise about how its users trust the site so much, they'll often supply their cell phone numbers, email and home addresses for their friends and contacts to see. Access to that information could be worth plenty to spammers as well as identity thieves. The product description pseudopr415 created — including a five-step fake profile plan, descriptions of the characters he's created for the 10 profiles and, in case you have any questions, an email to contact the sneaky bastard — below:

I am the owner of ten Facebook profiles. Every single one of my profiles has at minimum 200 friends. I have aggregated the friends for each persona organically. I will briefly mention the manner in which I compiled a list of genuine friends for each persona.



Step 1: Develop a persona with an intense interest on specific subjects/topics
Step 2: Integrate that individual into communities/forums based on their interests
Step 3: Stimulate conversation inside communities/forums and interact with other users
Step 4: Establish the persona inside the communities/forums
Step 5: Begin to add friends organically



The ten profiles I have are as follows, and can be sold separately if requested:

  • Samantha (age 19) – loves music, makes art, and enjoys the outdoors
  • John (age 35) – health purist, into yoga, active runner, amateur cyclists, and into healthy eating.
  • David (age 23) – Computer programmer, big gamer, into the latest gadgets, and is a blogger
  • Michael (age 42) – Intellectual, reads books, enjoys poetry, has a weakness for fast food, and loves his two kids
  • Carrie (age 26) – Fashionista, craves gossip magazines, doodles potential outfits, and follows celebrity developments
  • Erik (age 29) – Big beer drinker, watches a ton of sports, likes sports cars, and likes to cook
  • Holly (age 18) – Big into volunteering, loves reading, loves school, and interested in travelling abroad
  • Peter (age 19) – Athlete, big into college life, likes drama and mystery movies, and can’t live without mac and cheese
  • Shannon (age 33) – Design aficionado, into exploring a city’s culture, active artist, and
    is latched onto her iPhone
  • Kristin (age 40) – Live at home mom, loves cooking for her family, wishes she had a new car, wants a vacation to the beach, and is really into gardening





These personas are geographically dispersed, and they all live in major cities across the United States. I am leaving the last name of the profiles absent, as not to be identifiable by Facebook employees. I am not providing a screenshot of the profiles either, but they are available if a serious request is made.



All of these Facebook personas engage on a daily basis with other Facebook members, they share content, and they update their status. They have a variety of applications installed on their Facebook page, and they have a substantial amount of comments left on their wall. Additionally, these personas post pictures they find interesting on their Facebook page.



I currently am testing the waters, and would like to see if any marketers are interested in using these. Under the right conditions and for a fair price you will receive full control of these personas, as well as associated emails. A walk through each of the characters is possible if an individual is serious about their interest, and is willing to assign a value to the persona ahead of time.



I would love to hear from you. Please contact me at: pseudopr@gmail.com for questions