Can You Send Somebody a Message on Facebook Without Being Friends With Them?

By Aaron Wein

Sent private messages to people you aren't friends with on Facebook.
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Depending on a person's privacy settings, you may not be able to view much of anything on his Facebook profile if you aren't friends with him. As long as you can find a person, however, you can send a private message to him. This feature comes in handy if you want to check in with someone before sending a friend request, possibly to confirm the person's identity. It can also be helpful to get to know a person before befriending them on the social networking website.

Step 1

Log in to Facebook and navigate to the person's profile page.

Step 2

Select the "Message" button.

Step 3

Type your message into the "Write a Message" field.

Step 4

Select "Send" to send the message to the person.

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