Be careful what you share: How fraudsters use social media - and directory enquiries - to build an intimate picture of our lives
* 192.com, Facebook and LinkedIn revealed as most useful sites for fraudsters * Ex-offender reveals how he created fake profiles using a picture of an attractive woman to lure unsuspecting men By DAMIEN GAYLE 12 November 2012 Mail Online A new study has shown how fraudsters are able to use information shared online on social networks to build detailed profiles of potential victims. Researchers interviewed one ex-offender to find out the techniques he and others use to garner details from online sources enabling them to steal others' identities. He revealed that while users are often canny enough to withhold enough information on one site to foil fraudsters, resourceful crooks can collect enough data from various sources to apply for credit or make online purchases in their victim's name. ... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2231257/Be-careful-share-How-fraudsters-use-social-media--directory-enquiries--build-intimate-picture-lives.html _______________________________________________ Please be sure to include a URL to the article. Reply to the sender with a "Thank you" if you like this post. _______________________________________________ Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
