Online Safety
By snowflake5
@snowflake5 (1579)
United States
January 13, 2007 11:42am CST
I've been a little concerned at the carelessness of some MyLot users. Please DON'T give out personal details like your date of Birth, Names, email addresses, Paypal ID's. Even things like your mother's name or middle name are unsafe to post on public boards like this because banks often use such data to verify that you are who you are.
Did you know that the majority of internet fraud is connected to phishing and Paypal and Ebay are the chief victims?
Please think before you respond to discussions asking "what's your date of birth" and the like. As for the people posting such discussions, please stop - your intentions might be good, but others might not be.
Thanks for reading - I feel so much better now I've got that off my chest!
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6 responses
@symontimea (842)
• Romania
13 Jan 07
you are right, these informations should be classified, thanks for being concerned!
@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I raised the topic hoping that people would read the thread and at least be warned.
I think the online crooks can only be defeated if potential victims are armed with information.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
23 Jan 07
i just thought, this post was meant for me snowflake! you are so very right. i must admit that i am one of those who doesn't hesitate to do all of those you have mentioned. i would disclose my identity to anyone and eveyone on net. it's really scary but enlightening, i will categorically refrain from doing these.
thank you for pointing out, i really appreciate.
pls keep sharing, your input means so much to me.
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@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
23 Jan 07
Hey! If I've saved you from potentially being robbed, I'm very glad! I just think the more people are armed with information against the sharrks, the safer the world will be.
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@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
22 Jan 07
You are right - we don't actually know who's online, though sometimes the virtual world feels just like the real one! And the phishers just need a few innocent people to prey upon.
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@krishkorp (427)
• India
13 Jan 07
thanx for the concern snow flake ,it was helpful.Hey but what do umean by phishing ,i've heard it before but exactly does that mean?
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@trouble4u2avoid (2915)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I strongly agree with what you are saying. I have drilled this information into my children's mind since day one. My sister followed a link in her email that she thought was from paypal, it wasn't and someone was able to access her account.
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@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
22 Jan 07
You can't be too careful. I think people tend to be way too trusting.
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@spreadout (127)
• Nigeria
21 Jan 07
Thanks for the warning,phising is a major problem of people who uses the internet,personal details should not be divulged to anyone on the internet,and when paying for anything online,make sure you transmit on a secure server to avoid identity theft
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@snowflake5 (1579)
• United States
22 Jan 07
I'm pretty sure that phishers and other sharks surf boards like this and MySpace, looking for a bit of carelessness that they can take advantage of.
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