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By: Simon Batt
Social media is a great way to connect to strangers, but it also makes it easy for people to harvest your personal information. Fortunately, there are ways you can take care of your online presence to stop scammers from stealing your identity.
Here are some ways scammers operate and how to combat their tricks.
1. Harvesting Information From Profiles
Sometimes, a hacker doesn’t need to work hard to steal someone’s identity. Sometimes, people give them all the information they need on a silver platter.
Some people are generous with the information they share on social media. Said information includes dates of birth, addresses, and phone numbers. If someone shares too much data, scammers can harvest this information and use it to impersonate someone.
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