FACEBOOK quizzes can put you at risk of identify theft. Social media questionnaires which may seem harmless or fun could allow ID thieves to gather very personal information which they can then use…
The message read: "Please be aware of some of the posts you comment on. The posts that ask what was your first grade teacher, who was your childhood best friend, your first car, the place you [were] born, your favourite place, your first pet, where did you go on your first flight, etc...Those are the same questions asked when setting up accounts as security questions."
The police department believes cyber criminals are setting up the pages specifically to get data and borrow money in the names of unsuspecting victims. Sam Curry, chief security officer at Cybereason has advised: “Simply, don't take any online quizzes. Seriously...are you doing it to impress someone? No one cares. For money? There's no money. To prove smarts? It's dumb. There's no win...so move on from the bait on the trap because you aren't impressing anyone and why risk have PII stolen.”
A good way to avoid falling for scam quizzes is not to disclose certain information like anything relevant to your online passwords. Experts say you should also only take quizzes from respected websites and be very cautious of ones that ask for your email address.How big the Death Star REALLY is – giant ship would be wider than WALESSLEAZY DOES ITApple engineer says pressure to design iPhone is reason I’m divorcedGOLD STANDARD
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