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SOCIAL ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
SO ARE SCAMMERS. EXPERTS AT
THE SECURITY FIRM
PROOF-POINT SAY -- OVER THE PAST
YEAR -- THE NUMBER OF
PHISHING ATTEMPTS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA SITES HAS EXPLODED 150
PERCENT.
WE'RE TALKING PLACES LIKE
FACEBOOK -- TWITTER --
INSTAGRAM -- AND LINKEDIN. IN
TODAY'S SCHEMES AND RIP
OFFS -- MARY MOLONEY HAS SOCIAL
MEDIA SCAMS YOU NEED
TO AVOID.
SCAMMERS CAN BE CLEVER. AND
TRICK YOU INTO SHARING
YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION. BUT
THERE ARE WAYS TO SPOT A
SCAM.
WATCH OUT FOR FAKE CUSTOMER
SERVICE ACCOUNTS ON
TWITTER.
ONLINE CRIMINALS USE THESE
ACCOUNTS TO GET YOUR BANK LOGIN
AND PASSWORD.
AND THEY COULD LOOK VERY SIMILAR
TO REAL SITES.
THE TELL?
THE TWITTER HANDLE CAN BE ONE
CHARACTER OFF.
OR HAVE AN EXTRA UNDERSCORE OR
OTHER CHARACTER.
SCAMMERS CAN BE PATIENT. WAITING
FOR YOU TO TWEET YOUR
BANK -- AND THEN REPLYING WITH A
LINK TO A FAKE SUPPORT SITE
THAT CAN STEAL YOUR INFO.
ANOTHER SCAM -- PHONY POSTS.
FRAUDSTERS CAN COMMENT ON A
POPULAR STORY WITH A LINK TO A
BUZZY HEADLINE.
OR EVEN PASTE A LINK PROMOTING A
FREE LIVESTREAM FOR AN EVENT
LIKE A GAME OR CONCERT. BUT
THOSE LINKS USUALLY LEAD TO
A WEBSITE ASKING FOR YOUR
PERSONAL INFORMATION. AND --
EVEN THOUGH IT'S
TEMPTING TO SEE WHAT YOUR SPIRIT
ANIMAL IS OR WHAT YOU WILL BE
DOING IN 20 YEARS -- BE CAREFUL
OF
FAKE ONLINE SURVEYS AND
CONTESTS.
NO MATTER WHAT -- ONLY CLICK ON
PROFILES YOU KNOW -- THAT ARE
VERIFIED WITH THAT BLUE CHECK
MARK.
AND NEVER GIVE OUT INFORMATION
ONLINE YOU DON'T WANT SCAMMERS
TO STEAL.
FOR CONSUMER WATCH -- I'M MARY
MOLONEY.
ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FACEBOOK
SCAMS TO WATCH OUT FOR ... POSTS
TO WATCH OUT FOR ... POSTS THAT
OFFER PRIZES FOR LIKING OR
SHARING.
EXPERTS SAY YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GO
TO THE BUSINESSES
OFFICIAL WEBSITE TO CHECK OUT
THE OFFER, IF IT'S A SCAM THEY
MAY HAVE POSTED A WARNING.
TIME FOR WEATHER ON THE