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Do You Have Hidden Facebook Messages? How To Find Yours

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You may have emails from people on Facebook and not even know it.

A "secret" Facebook inbox may have messages you had no idea you even had.

It happens because you don't always get notifications when someone you're not friends with on Facebook sends you a message.

That inbox was called "Other Messages" but Facebook has now replaced it with "Message Requests."

KDKA's Susan Koeppen posted on her Facebook page about checking her messages saying:

"There were messages dating back years. Some of you were wishing me well after my cardiac arrest. (Thank you, thank you!!) Some of you had questions about stories on the news. (I'm sure you don't need the answers now.) And some of you just had general comments about my hair or outfit.

To view these messages on the Facebook Messenger:

Tap settings.

Tap people.

Tap "message requests."

Tap "see filtered requests."

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To view these messages on Facebook.com:

Click "messages.

Click "message requests."

Click "see filtered requests."

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