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Facebook Search Tasks

(This page was last updated on the 14/02/2024)

Without making any direct contact with any individuals identified during this exercise, complete the following tasks, using any of the useful links on the various Facebook pages of our website. You should spend at least 5 minutes on each task.

These Tasks will require you to have a Facebook account and it is best that you have use of a Facebook account set up in a false persona rather use your own personal account, even though you will not be required to post anything or Friend / Follow anyone.

If you are struggling move on to the next task or Email us to ask for assistance.


1. Using your false persona Facebook account search for and locate your own personal Facebook account or that of a close friend or family member and access it, then using the link under the Facebook Account ID Number heading or by checking the accounts Source Code;

   a)  Displayed Facebook Account Name:
   b)  Full URL with their address bar Username:
   c)  Account ID Number:
   d)  Check their About pages for any useful information:


2. Now using the Search Profile function on the account, or using the link under the Search A Facebook Account For Linked Content heading on the Facebook page of our website, search for keywords, such as the Birthday, Party, Work, or use their family name or the town they live in, to search for any additional linked public content.


3. Whether or not this accounts Friends list is visible or not, view some of the uploaded photographs or Comments and check the Likes or Comments to try and identify any of their Family and Friends.


4. Using the Facebook Account ID Number of the account and the link shown on the Facebook Marketplace Research page of our website, research the account, to see when the account was created, what if any items are currently being offered for sale and what if any items have previously been offered for sale, searching the items for any location or contact details.


5. Search Facebook for a Group called We Went To Brynteg and then carryout the following tasks.

   a)  What is the Facebook Account ID Number for this site:
   b)  Search the Group for the term Cardiff or Swansea, then once you have located a post of interest, search the Group for
        any other comments on the Group made by the person who posted it:
   c)  Search the Group Members for anyone called Janet or David and locate any comments they have made on the Group:
   d)  Visit this persons personal Facebook account and obtain their Facebook Account ID Number:
   e)  Search their Facebook account for the term Brynteg and view any linked posts:


6. Visit the Facebook Group with the Account ID Number of 219902044687848 and then carryout the following tasks.

   a)  How many members does this Group have and identify those members called Smith:
   b)  Search this Group for the term iphone, new, boxed, looking for items being advertised for sale on this site:
   c)  Selected an items being advertised for sale on this site and select the person who posted it and see what else they
        have advertised for sale on the site:
   d)  Visit this persons personal Facebook account and obtain their Facebook Account ID Number:
   e)  Search this account for the term which located their post selling an item, to see if they are members of any other
        similar Groups:


7. Locate the Facebook account linked to the Facebook ID Number of 688103253 and answer the following:

   a)  Displayed Facebook Account Name:
   b)  Full URL with their address bar Username:
   c)  Account ID Number:
   d)  What is his wife's name:
   e)  When did they get married:
   f)  What is the Facebook Account ID of his wife's account:
   g)  What name was his wife previously known by:
   h)  What if any items has this ladies account currently or previous offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace:


8. Locate the Facebook account linked to the Facebook ID Number of 100006222094184 and answer the following:

   a)  Displayed Facebook Account Name:
   b)  Full URL with their address bar Username:
   c)  Account ID Number:
   d)  Use the Search Profile function, searching their family name to identify any relatives on linked posts:
   e)  Use the Search Profile function, searching for any items they are selling on Groups:
   f)  What if any items has this account currently or previous offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace:


9. Visit the Facebook page with the Account ID Number of 100050382914547 and then carryout the following tasks.

   a)  Check out this account to identify when it was first created:
   b)  What names has this account previously been known as:
   c)  How much has this account spent in total on Facebook Adverts:
   d)  How much did this account's last Facebook advert cost and how many Impressions did it obtain:
   e)  What if any items has this account currently or previous offered for sale on Facebook Marketplace: