Message Request On Instagram

[tearinghair]

A couple of times recently I've had a message request on Instagram just after I've posted a photo. The name means nothing to me, though I admit I'm a bit intrigued. If i answered it, and it turned out to be a scam or similar, would it be easy to delete ?

[ducksie]

It's easy delete, don't open and just block if you don't know them or want to know them or have them follow you

[woofgang]

making people feel intrigued is what spammers and scammers rely on.

[roopower]

Im afraid anybody who pops up on anything as a friend request, even if they have a mutual friend, if I don't know them, or want to know them, they get blocked and/ or removed

[AuntPollyGrey]

This befriending strangers on social media amuses me. If you were walking down the road and a random person came up to you asking to be your friend would you say 'sure why not?' 'Here, have a look at my family photos and BTW I work at B&Q.......' no you would'nt.

[tearinghair]

I'm sure you're all correct. I certainly never accept any Friend invitations anywhere else, but I vaguely sort of hoped that on Instagram it might lead to a chat about photographs, which is why I wondered whether it would be easy to delete if it turned out to be a scam or whatever. Common sense rules. Thank you everyone for the advice and comments.

[Prudie]

It would be easy to delete, it's usually links in messages where the trouble lies. I think Instagram is the type of thing that attracts comments from strangers, personally I wouldn't worry about at least reading them. My daughter set up an account for me on my phone just to post a few pictures of my cats. I had about 5 followers within an hour, cat freaks mainly :-)