&gt; Compare that to social networks where you can directly extract payments from other members by listing fake items for sale, laundering payments from fake credit cards (on other fake profiles) to yourself, or link-baiting other users. A single successful fake account on those networks can easily net you $100.<p>You&#x27;re comparing apples to oranges: fake accounts used for &quot;like spam&quot;, etc. are different with regard to their complexity and scalability than accounts used for phishing. There are phishing accounts on Facebook as well.<p>&gt; Again, follow the money, FB has very little incentive to stop these fraudsters who are only inflating their own numbers.<p>Facebook has a massive incentive to stop fake accounts: fake accounts decrease meaningful conversions that lower the ROI for advertisers, which is tracked carefully both by Facebook and advertisers. This directly lowers the price for ad space on Facebook, and makes Facebook look noisier and less impactful than other channels.<p>Following the money leads a direct, unmistakeable path to a strong incentive to shut down fake accounts.<p>It&#x27;s also very bad to accidentally shut down real accounts, especially in cases where users could be confused enough not to return.