Busted ! Because of Social Media?
“Be cautious while interacting with such sites and conduct background checks before giving away money for a decent cause to safeguard yourself against social media frauds .” The popularity of social media like Facebook, micro-blogging sites like Twitter, dating sites, online consumer complaint forums, charity and crowdfunding sites have spawned a contemporary set of scamsters that preys on the personal info posted inadvertently by members. Modus operandi of social media frauds: There are numerous online shopping sites that need you to log in through Facebook or mail and this could be an easy entry point for fraudsters, who can misuse your bank details, phone numbers or mail login and password to clean out your account. Social media: look out also of friends’ friends who ask you for money. Expose yourself solely to the individuals you recognize on social media . Complaint forums: take care what information you volunte...