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- Drag personal data to friends and colleagues for stolen accounts<\/li>\n
- Share your user information<\/li>\n
- Steal important information about organizations and competitors<\/li>\n
- Take an account and pretend to be a communications user<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
In addition to the prevalence of social media accounts, one of the attractions of this type of scam is that the fraudster has a sense of anonymity<\/a>. They can create a false social profile while joining communities you trust. It would be almost impossible to track down many of these fraudsters because their details are rarely verified when they create an account.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nHow to Identify and Avoid Social Media Scams<\/h3>\n
In addition to staying up to date with the latest social media scams around Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, other ways to identify potential scams include:<\/p>\n
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- The message is from a stranger<\/li>\n
- The fraudster asks for your personal information<\/li>\n
- The fraudster asks you to send money, gift cards, or something else worth the money<\/li>\n
- The messenger pushes the commitment immediately<\/li>\n
- The message has a sense of urgency, such as saying you should “take action now” or list an expiration date.<\/li>\n
- The ambassador will not be able to meet in person because they are “working overseas,” “in the military” or in an area with bad communication.<\/li>\n
- The deceiver claims that love is fast-paced<\/li>\n
- The messenger is always in an emergency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other good practices to avoid common social media scams include:<\/h3>\n
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- Keep your account information confidential<\/li>\n
- Use advanced media settings<\/li>\n
- Limit the list of your friends to people or businesses you know in real life<\/li>\n
- URLs of bookmarks you use for your corporate financial<\/a> accounts<\/li>\n
- Do not access account information over an insecure connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Use a user search tool to find information about an unknown owner when dealing with a suspicious account<\/p>\n
View messages about unauthorized account access<\/p>\n
Use anti-virus software on all your devices<\/p>\n
Verify messages from others that are not on social media<\/p>\n
Refuse to transfer money, send gift cards, or phone money to anyone you meet online<\/p>\n
Report the scam to the authorities<\/p>\n
- Do not access account information over an insecure connection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n