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Posted on June 29, 2009 by Lionheart Assurance Solutions | Posted under Broadband Internet
Lionheart Assurance Solutions Warns And Offers Advice On How To Avoid Identity Scams on MySpace
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How to avoid identity scams and fraud on MySpace and other social networkingsites is something that teenagers and young adults should know about beforeopening their accounts. Many users of the site the world over have complainedabout impostors making profiles as well as some people building hate sites and stealing pictures oridentities. If you want to protect yourself from identity theft and otheronline crimes committed on MySpace, you should follow the guidelines listedbelow. At first, some teenagers believe that having impostors steal their pictures andidentities is kind of cool. However, when cyber identity thieves start to usestolen photos and identities to rip-off money from the victim’s friends andfamily, many realize that knowing how to avoid identity scams and rip-offs onMySpace and other social networking sites is very important. The first thingthat people should remember is that once you post something online, anyone canhave access to that thing if you are not careful. Thus, teenagers and other Netusers should remember not to post their private photos and things that theydon’t want other people to see in file sharing and social media sites. Another important tip on howto avoid identity scams and ripoffs on MySpace and similar sites is to becareful with what you put in your profile. It is important that vitalinformation that can be used to open your personal account, access your creditcard and stalk you in your home or school should not be posted online. Thismeans that you should not make your residence address, mobile phone number,social security number, school name, or even your birth date visible on yourMySpace account. Teenagers should also not divulge information about theirsiblings, parents or other data that scam artists and criminals online can use.This will only expand the threat posed to your family and even possibly thecomplaints of your friends. Millions of teens and adults use websites such as YouTube to help make known tothe public that impostors have taken and used their profiles, names and photos.Although this can probably help clean up your name or reputation, thesemeasures are not very effective in thwarting identity thefts or scams beingperpetrated by cyber crooks and criminals. So, always make sure that you are onthe safe side - away from the rip-offs. About The Author: If you want to know more about how to avoid identity scams on MySpace and other websites, check out Lionheart Assurance Solutions and click onto LionheartAssuranceSolutions.com |
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