While social networking sites like Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and more are helping us connect easily with our friends and families, we have to limit what we really post online. Identity theft is something we have to be concerned about. We have to remember that the information we put on our online accounts could be used by others to access our bank accounts, credit cards, and sometimes it could also be used in the worst-case imaginable like this man in the video:
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Christopher Oliveros used to work in a telecom company. One day he woke up with his picture posted on national television as a suspect to an awful crime involving the murder of a mother and a child. An ID was fabricated and left in the crime scene to frame him up for the murder. According to him, the picture in the fake ID was from his profile picture on Facebook, and the information about his company was probably found in his LinkedIn account.
Other information that we should refrain from posting in the social media network could also be the following:
Birthdate and birthplace: While it may be nice to get birthday wishes, revealing your exact birthday and your place of birth is like handing over your financial security to thieves.
Mother's maiden name: While you might not be using it on your financial accounts, this is usually a key used by companies as a security question to access or reset the password.
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This teacher posted his PRC ID in Facebook
Public documents like Passport, ID's, travel itinerary and more: Documents like tax returns contain identification numbers that could be used to access personal information. The same thing is true for ID which could also be used by thieves to fabricate their own fake ID using your information. And although posting plane tickets seem harmless, it could also be used to spy on your whereabouts or know the perfect time when no one will be home.
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Do Not Post Your Kids' School Card, ID, Certificates And Other School Credentials On Social Media
It makes us proud that our kids do well in school. It also feels good to boast about it, hence, you often see social media posts from certain parents flaunting their kids' achievement.But do you know that posting it on social media is not recommended by experts? Find out why.
Parents and students are warned and urged by the Department of Education (DepEd)to refrain from posting the entire photo of school IDs, Report Card or Certificate of our children on Facebook or in any social networking site platforms. Though it is definitely something to be proud of, it also contains vital and sensitive pieces of information that could be used by other people to victimized and scam other people including the person who owns the information and their families, friends, and relatives.
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Online Seller Becomes Victim of Identity Theft
A woman in Baguio City ended up as another victim of identity theft. Fiona Moraleda, had been a victim of a fake online seller after she posted personal information on her social media account.
According to Moraleda, many buyers or victims are now complaining to her for the deeds of the fake online seller who scammed customers after pretending to be her.
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