The Facebook prankster: Joker copies profile picture of users who share his name and then tries to befriend them

Victims were said to be 'creeped out' and none of them 'really got it'

Every Facebook user is used to unwanted friendship requests.

But these people were especially unsettled to receive a request from a profile that looked exactly like theirs.

Prankster Ryan Roy searched for people with his name and then replicated their pages - wearing wigs, taking his top off and even posing with a dog in imitation of a man holding a baby.

Sadly, a disappointed 'Casino Roy' found that 'none of them really got it, they just got really creeped out and changed their profile pic immediately.'

Puppy love: Ryan Roy adopts a soulful pose with a dog in imitation of a man cuddling his baby

Cool dude: 'Casino Roy' changes into a grey hoodie and tries out a gangster-style look in this amusing shot

Wigging out: Mr Roy goes emo - and exposes rather a lot more chest hair than his baffled subject

What a cheek! Mr Roy gets a pair of glasses and enlists a willing friend to help him take the perfect picture

Multiple personalities: The joker gets the tie, background and even the soulful expression just right

The sincerest form of flattery? The prankster takes off his top and acts macho in front of a bookcase - but his namesake didn't see the funny side

Wide-eyed: Mr Roy's crazed smile certainly doesn't help make him look less creepy to his bemused targets