Facebook friend requests from dead people hint at horrifying truth of 'profile cloning'

It's horrifying enough to have to deal with a person's social media accounts after their death. That's without the added stress of having that same account appear to be active. Facebook users have reported receiving friend requests from accounts associated with dead friends and family members. And aside from the obvious distress such a request can cause, it also points to a worrying scam that affects people on Facebook. Such requests appear to be the result of cloning or hacking scams that see criminals try and add people on the site, and then use that friendship as a way of stealing money from them or running other cons.