In this digital era, many people like to share life stories on social media, even personal ones. This is also utilized by fraudsters or cybercriminals to seek profit and extract money from their victims.
Don’t just share anything on social media to avoid becoming a target of cybercrime. Here are seven of them, as reported by Fox News Digital.
Relationship status
Singles, widows, or widowers are often targeted. For example, Rosalie Douglas from the United States tried to find a partner through online dating and mentioned her widow status. Two scammers approached her and she lost up to USD 430,000 or almost Rp 700 million.
Vacation plans
A woman named Tiffany shared her cruise vacation plans on Facebook and showed off her tickets. She didn’t realize the booking code reference number was clearly visible. On the same day, a scammer created a Carnival account using Tiffany’s confirmation code. Tiffany’s booking code was immediately canceled and her USD 15,000 travel plans were ruined.
Your video speaks
Artificial intelligence tools make it easy for people to create fake videos. For example, a woman named Sam claimed that someone stole her face image to promote an obscure product on TikTok.
Expensive electronics for sale
Be careful if you want to sell expensive electronics through social media or online, especially with the promise of meeting the buyer in person. You might end up getting robbed when you meet.
Travel or cycling routes
Fitness apps with GPS tracks are sophisticated. Be careful not to let this GPS be tracked by other people with bad intentions, they will monitor your location or follow you on the usual route.
Children’s school activities
Many parents are proud of what their children do and often post pictures of them on social media. But taking pictures of your child in front of their school or where they practice soccer is not wise. You don’t know who will be watching. You don’t want your child to become a victim of kidnapping or crime.
Work details
Never share work details on social media, such as where you work, your job title, and current projects. There could be many who are looking for loopholes to commit crimes.
