There is an option on Facebook that scans the contents of a members' address book and sends out invites to people not already on Facebook. If someone has done this then you should have at least heard of them, having presumably exchanged e-mails at some point in the past.
Double check the links contained in the e-mail by examining the source (the option will vary depending on your e-mail client) - it could be a scam designed to get you to think you are signing up to Facebook as a means of getting personal details from you. It sounds like you've done the sensible thing so far and not clicked on any of the links.
Starting from the beginning, at the Facebook sign up page, there is the following
Facebook requires all users to provide
their real date of birth to encourage
authenticity and provide only
age-appropriate access to content. You
will be able to hide this information
from your profile if you wish, and its
use is governed by the Facebook
Privacy Policy.
This takes care of the birthday issue.
For the nickname, there is the following,
Please note that Facebook account
names must adhere to the following
authenticity standards: Your full
first and last name must be listed.
Initials cannot stand in place of your
full name. Nicknames can be listed if
they are a variation of your first or
last name, but only in the format
"First Name ‘Nickname’ Lastname."
Under Facebook Terms, here is what you need to be aware of
Registration and Account Security
Facebook users provide their real
names and information, and we need
your help to keep it that way. Here
are some commitments you make to us
relating to registering and
maintaining the security of your
account:
- You will not provide any false personal information on Facebook, or
create an account for anyone other
than yourself without permission.
- You will not create more than one personal profile.
- If we disable your account, you will not create another one without our
permission.
- You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
Knowing this and
- the assumption that disabling accounts are automated but appeals are manual
- the assumption that not entering your contact information accurately lead to this
- the assumption there are many, many, many appeals per day
9 days to even two weeks seems reasonable. Someone I knew was banned but appealed, it took a very long while but a well worded polite email plus some patience led to a renewal. This is not going to work for everyone obviously.
In your case, as noted on this appeal page for deactivated accounts (though not new accounts, I think the same process applies)
"Note that writing in and submitting your ID multiple times will not result in a faster response. Once you submit your initial request, it is placed in a queue and responded to accordingly. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."
There still is information that we need from you to decipher the information further, you said that it is a new account, yet you needed to confirm with a license. This sounds like a re-activation to me. It would be best if you could walk us through your entire process from sign up to roadblock with all relevant links and email correspondences that Facebook sent (REMOVE ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION)
Best Answer
People who confuse first name and Facebook username request password reset with your Facebook username (which turns out to be a first name in your country). There is no way to prevent such e-mails, apart from creating in your e-mail client a filter based on some keywords present in such password reset e-mails.
UPDATE (2014-02-05): Just saw this screen:
right after
which is the page you land on when clicking on "Click here to change your password." in the email. Not sure how often it appears.