Friend being dodgy on facebook. Options

[kazama]

So me and my best friend usually talk about all the hot straight guys that we know of that we think are fit and wish were gay(typical blah blah discussion) and anyways after a few drinks totally unrelated to the subject i told him when i was 15/16 before i was out i used to pose as a girl on chat sites and i used to flirt with straight guys(yeah yeah i was a little perv!) and he had the bright idea that we'd do the same thing, only on facebook.

Basically, a mutual straight friend of ours is incredibly hot and my friend has been in love with him for years, so he decides to create a fake account and ''get close to him''

lol i wasn't sure at first and i said that's it's pretty fucking deceitful and if the guy found out what he did it would get out and everyone would think he's a creep etc. It wasn't even a semi-serious discussion and we only talked about it for like 2 minutes.

Anyways, i went round to his house last night..and he actually did it. Created a fake account, got some random hot girl's profile pics from fuck knows where and started messaging this guy. He's got a bunch of dick pics and he's stringing him along that they are going to meet up and fuck. He even sent a video of him jerking off. The messages are really cringe...ugh. I felt bad. My friend doesn't give a fuck because the guy treats women like dirt and he is always sending pictures to random girls on facebook etc.

Anyway, i just found out that he's not the ONLY guy's he started trying to get nude pics from. He's talking to about 12-13 straight guys from our town that we both know and is basically trying to get cock pics from them. It's weird because i see some of these guys every day, and the girlfriend of one is my sisters best friends.

I'm kind of in a shit position, because i know he's doing it, and it's a bit fucked up, but if i say anything i kind of implicate myself for knowing so long and seeing these pics and saying nothing. So i'd take the fall along with him even though i didn't do anything.

I'm also worried that he could get himself caught out or face legal trouble for posing as someone he isn't.

[joecoleishot]

Yea he can go to jail for that. FYI. You might be best to give him a quiet word just how immoral and downright illegal what he's doing is

If he doesn't get the message, you might want to direct him here.

Quick after-thought: i realise he isn't actually commiting physical acts.. but it's still serious.

This post has been edited by joecoleishot: Aug 18 2012, 22:10

[kazama]

Yea he can go to jail for that. FYI. You might be best to give him a quiet word just how immoral and downright illegal what he's doing is

If he doesn't get the message, you might want to direct him here.

Quick after-thought: i realise he isn't actually commiting physical acts.. but it's still serious.

Right, yeah, i actually told him about that girl. His response was that he didn't plan to fuck any of these guys, he just wants to see their dicks and will delete the account when he gets the pictures.

I told him he could still get done for identity fraud but he thinks ''People do this all the time''

[PUllio]

I told him he could still get done for identity fraud but he thinks ''People do this all the time''

People who end up in jail, perhaps.

I think you should tell him that if he doesn't stop, somebody will find out so he should stop immediately and delete all traces of this.

I can't believe that these guys fall for it though. I never reply to all the solicitations I get online, as it is fairly obvious that all they want is my money.

[Astron]

It's creepy but if the guys are stupid enough to sent all sorts of naked stuff to random strangers let them. pott kettle

I think you're taking this too serious. It's your mates issue, you can tell him what you think and advice him to stop but other than that leave him to his hobby, he has to deal with eventual consequences.
It's not your problem.

[stulancs]

If he doesn't get the message, you might want to direct him here.

Why would a story about a girl sexually assaulting another girl be relevant to this?

[RyanMag]

I knew some one in the 90-s who would do the same thing by POST to squaddies, it did not end well!!

[darker_phoenix]

Meh. I don't think it's THAT much of a big deal. Everyone is legal, and he's just taking the piss out of them really. Just tell him to stop it before someone inevitably finds out.

[YORKSHIRE GUY]

Surely anyone who posts revealing pics of themself online must know that it might not be to who they think.

I reckon that the biggest risk of him getting trouble is if any of the guys are under 18.

This post has been edited by YORKSHIRE GUY: Aug 19 2012, 09:37

[octavian]

"...he didn't plan to fuck any of these guys, he just wants to see their dicks and will delete the account when he gets the pictures."


That's pretty creepy and sleazy - but according to research published in The Independent on Sunday today, Facebook themelves reckon that 83 million accounts are illegitimate.

[Okto]

I've had a few friend requests from random women who it seemed were only friends with other men and had mostly swimwear photos on their profile. Anyway, when I asked if they were sure I know them they blocked me. It's generally pretty obvious really. So, why worry about the fate of the foolish. That applies to both parties.

[Struan]

You have told him your concerns so I don't really see what more you can do. It is not like you can be his own personal Jiminy Cricket. Make sure you get a look at any of the ones you fancy though as you'll probably never see them otherwise.