11 tips for social networking safety
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From: Microsoft Online Safety
Social networking Web sites like Myface, MySpace, Facebook and Twitter are services people can use to connect with others to share information like photos, videos, and personal messages.
As the popularity of these social sites grows, so do the risks of using them. Hackers, spammers, virus writers, identity thieves, and other criminals follow the traffic.
Read these tips to help protect yourself when you use social networks.
Use caution when you click links that you receive in messages from your friends on your social Web site. Treat links in messages on these sites as you would links in e-mail messages.
Know what you've posted about yourself. A common way that hackers break into financial or other accounts is by clicking the "Forgot your password?" link on the account login page. To break into your account, they search for the answers to your security questions, such as your birthday, home town, high school class, father's middle name, on your social networking site. If the site allows, make up your own password questions, and don't draw them from material anyone could find with a quick search.
Don't trust that a message is really from who it says it's from. Hackers can break into accounts and send messages that look like they're from your friends, but aren't. If you suspect that a message is fraudulent, use an alternate method to contact your friend to find out. This includes invitations to join new social networks.
To avoid giving away e-mail addresses of your friends, do not allow social networking services to scan your e-mail address book. When you join a new social network, you might receive an offer to enter your e-mail address and password to find out if your contacts are on the network. The site might use this information to send e-mail messages to everyone in your contact list or even everyone you've ever sent an e-mail message to with that e-mail address. Social networking sites should explain that they're going to do this, but some do not.
Type the address of your social networking site directly into your browser or use your personal bookmarks. If you click a link to your site through e-mail or another Web site, you might be entering your account name and password into a fake site where your personal information could be stolen.
Be selective about who you accept as a friend on a social network. Identity thieves might create fake profiles in order to get information from you.
Choose your social network carefully. Evaluate the site that you plan to use and make sure you understand the privacy policy. Find out if the site monitors content that people post. You will be providing personal information to this Web site, so use the same criteria that you would to select a site where you enter your credit card.
Assume that everything you put on a social networking site is permanent. Even if you can delete your account, anyone on the Internet can easily print photos or text or save images and videos to a computer.
Be careful about installing extras on your site. Many social networking sites allow you to download third-party applications that let you do more with your personal page. Criminals sometimes use these applications to steal your personal information. To download and use third-party applications safely, take the same safety precautions that you take with any other program or file you download from the Web. For more information.
Think twice before you use social networking sites at work.
Talk to your kids about social networking. If you're a parent of children who use social networking sites.
48. Miraseee or scammer?
1.miraree or scam ?
From: miraseee
Female
23 years old
annapolis, Maryland
United States
Hello dear new friend,
Compliment of the day,How are you today together with your business and your entire family? I guess that everything is ok with you.As is my pleassure to contact you after viewing your profile today at (myface.com) which really interest me in having communication with you .If you will have the desire with me so that we can get to know each other better and see what happened in future.
I will be very happy if you can write me through my email for easiest communication and to know all about each other,here is my email (miracle015@yahoo.com) i will be waiting to hearing from you as soon as you receive this mail. I wish you all the best for your day.Bye and take a good care of yourself,have a nice day.(Remember the distance,colour or age does not matter but love and understanding matters a lot in life)
yours new friend miracle.
Please don't reply me through this site,write me directly to my email box,Here is my email address miracle015@yahoo.com
46. sex,love & scam
Sex_love_scams
I have seen may love letters in the 3 years I have been on this site, Happy as I am a married 49 year old woman who has never ask for these kind of letter. So one must wonder if these people just send letter to every one and what they are doing. The answer many be they are trying to get money of you by getting you off this safe site. I do write back but I believe you should email anyone who write a letter like this. If some mets you on the site why sould they wish you to contact them another way. Easy often because they are up to no good. So friends safe sex so on the site!! I have retyped this letter as it will show how they are. This is one of the better love letters I have had. And is the only one I have kept.
Glenn_Thomas001
Age 38 years
Texas
Umited States
My name is Glenn Thomas. I am from Texas, I am a single 38 male and I lost my wife by cancer last year April. And I am very heart broken and lonely. So now I am searching for a real relation ship. Until I saw your profile and picture on Myface profiles I couldn't stop looking at you. I really wanted to email you. I am kind, caring, honest, faithful and would to know more about you. But right now I I am not in USA because of my Granny illness, I have to finish up with her in Africa.
I will get back to USA very soon and would like to spend all my remaining life with you. I am not parfest and no one esle is is, but im going to try all my best to be there for you and take good care of you, if you asure me just one thing, your heart and love. I know love is not something you can rush in to, but with time it will grow.
This is the first time I have ever try to write someone through the internet, but I decided to try and to use my change to find my second half, my beloved one. Perhaps, you knowthe legend that God has divided each person into two halves. And scattered these halves allover the world. Now they are looking for each other to be the one complete again. I believe that my second half is walking somewhere in this world waiting for me.
.....My family is not large, and I lost my parents when I was 17 years old in car accident, since then I have no parents and there is nothing I can promise you but I can ensure you one thing and it my heart is open and looking for a woman like you. Ihaven't met you but since the day I saw your picture my heat keeps telling me you are what I need. I promise you, you will not be disappointed!!!
Plase, don'tmake me wait for long. :-) I would like you to follow my intructions as well I would like you to reply back on my yahoo email address or you could add me to your yahoolist so we can talk much better... ( glenn_thomas001@yahoo.com ) Coz I am always online yahoo email OK....and get in touch with me on yahoo and I am not always online much.
Just hit me on my yahoo email ( glenn_thomas001@yahoo.com ) and I will get you some more pictures for you to see, alright.............I hope to hear back from you
Now I did write to Glenn and said the I am married and has asked me may time for money. He also had sent may of my frends the same letter. His face is still on Yahoo tag.
Username: Macmosriss1957
Male
52 years old
oklahoma, Oklahoma
United States
My name is Mac Morris Native of American i am an American Born Irish,But my Dad was an Irish man,born in west virgin.I'm Self Employed Electrical Engineer studied the course Electrical Engineer with a Master Degree, I have a good sense of humor...I live in southern Marion MO. Age (54yrs).I'm a widower been widowed for 2yrs now.I have just only 4 lovely children there age is 21,17,7,2.After the sudden and devastating death of my wife,Who was a wonderful,sweet and caring wife and mother.She was also a teacher and she died by a Car Accident on her way back from her school.Have been single for the past 2 years, am a man with a strong heart,loving, caring, honest, compassionate,affectionate, i also believe in God.I like swimming, camping,fishing,reading & writing,tennis,American Football,Basketball,Baseball,golfing,swim ming etc.i will want anybody to contact me to me email so that we can get to know each other better these my email Ysl4luv2008 or ysl4luv2008@yahoo.com "Hope to hear from anybody very soon.
Have a Nice day. Mac Morris
45. Rosehenny12 or Scammers?
20. Dr.Ransforsford Hamed or scam ?
FROM: dr_ransfordhamed
Male
58 years old
accra
Ghana
SUBJECTS: Contact Me for Our Investment Partnership
Dr. Ransford Hamed,
Director: Treasury and Exchange Unit
Foreign Remittance Department
Ministry Of Finance
Accra-Ghana
First, I must solicit your confidence in this letter. I am Dr. Ransford Hamed, the director of treasury and bill exchange at the foreign remittance department in the ministry of Mines and power where i work. My self and three other colleagues in this department are currently in need of a foreign partner who will present a designated safe foreign account where we can transfer into the sum of ($23,700.000.00). This fund accrued legitimately to us as commission from foreign contracts, through our private connections. The fund is presently waiting to be remitted by the apex bank to any foreign bank account presented by us for this remittance.
Contact me via bellow information for more details. Dr. Ransford Hamed, Direct Number: 00233540868010
Email: hamedransford@yahoo.com I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleague, to look for a honest foreign partner in whose account we will transfer the sum of $23,700,000.00 us dollars for mutual benefit and further investment projects in your country. On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to your own share of the total sum as gratification. We have agreed that 30 % of this money will be for you as our foreign partner, in respect to the provision of a foreign bank account for the transfer, 5% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the transfer process and 65% would be for me and my colleague.
All other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptance to champion this transaction with us. I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible through my direct telephone number 00233 540868010 or this confidential email hamedransford@yahoo.com stating your wish in this deal.
Thanks and best regards. Yours faithfully, Dr. Ransford Hamed, Direct Tel: 00233540868010.
45. kimberlylonely or scam ?
36. kimberlylonely or scam?
FROM: Kimberlylonely
Female
30 years old
Boise, Idaho
United States
SUBJECTS: Hello
I'm Kimberly by name, and I was going through profilles, and I came accross your profile. It was interesting so I decided to say HI to you if we could get to know each other better. I don't get online much on this site and the best wau to keep intouch with me is for you to chat with me on (Kimberlylonely100) if you have a yahoo messenger, or e-mail me on kimberlylonely100@yahoo.com I will be looking forward to hear from you if you are interested in getting to know me. Regards, Kimberly
44. Jucyluve120 or scam?
35. Jucyluve120 or scam?
FROM:jucy120
Female
25 years old
dakar
senegal
SUBJECTS: Hello ,
Hello ,
How are you,I hope enjoying the weather, mine weather is cold and cloudy today,
My name is Miss Jucy, I Am 25yr old I live in dakar senegal, I looking for a serious relationship, it was very great when i saw your profile today, and I felt a great spark in my heart, and love is not all about finding the right relationship but how to maintain it forever, I believe all relationship should start from Friendship because friendship is also part of relationship and good friends are great lover,i have lots of love to offer the right person for me who is honest and sincere with me in love sharing I have all to offer, though am not perfect, but I
promise i wont do you wrong rather I will be your courage when you are scared. Anyway I will like to know you more better,you can E-mail me here at (jucyluve@yahoo.com), I still hope and wait to hear from you.
Remember the distance does not matter thats why we invented aeroplanes
neither colour also Thanks Yours Jucyluve
43. Paulus or scammer?
34. Paulus or scammer?
From: PAULUS
Male
30 years old
ACCRA
Ghana
HI I AM FROM GHANA , PAUL IS MY NAME AND DO U KNOW WHAT I TRULLY AM IN LOVE WITH U. I AM 32 YEARS OLD I DONT KNOW ABOUT U ALL I BELIEVE IS I AM REALLY IN LOVE WITH U MY ANGEL SO IF WE CAN BE IN TOUCH PLEASE COS AM GOING CRAZY ABOUT U. HOPING TOHEAR FROM U.MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS MARKENZI20@YAHOO.COM BYE
42. stephine2 or Scam?
33. stephine2 or Scam?
FROM: stephine2
Female
24 years old
Darfur
Sudan
SUBJECTS: Hello dear stephinelove02@yahoo.com
Hello Dear,Is my pleasure writing to you this mail how are you today hope you are fine,My name is miss Stephine Adams,a single young girl I saw your profile at (myface.com) and i pick interest in write to you and to be friendly with you I will appreciate if you can write me back through my email address here (stephinelove02@yahoo.com) so that i will send my pictures to you and tell you more about my self. hoping to hear from you soon..
Yours friendly, Stephine.
41. Chinor or scam ?
32. Chinor or scam ?
FROM: chinor
Female
23 years old
alabama, Alabama
United States
SUBJECTS: hi Hello ( floxm@yahoo.com )
My name is Floxy i saw your profile today at and became intrested in you i will also like to know you more and if you can send an email to my email address i will give you my pictures here is my email address ( foxm@yahoo.com ) I believe we can move from here! Awaiting for your mail to my email address above Foxy Chinor.
