rise in identity theft to rack up credit - could social media be a factor ?
 

rise in identity theft to rack up credit - could social media be a factor ? 25.03.15

welcome to my conclusion
it was easier to catch then chlamydia
please be under no illusion
this statement is going on my disgracebook dweepbo critter.
i will not be smug
that is pure childish
when the world got the social bug
i was left out looking least stylish.
pure refusal to participate
this way of life i could not defend
i am not going to exaggerate
my poetry is the reason why i don't have a friend.
when everyone did have glam-er
and on the internet did profile
my loneliness was harder then a hammer
upside down was ones smile.
now there is fraud
could "social media" be the cause
everything they did scam deserves a award
because internet users had to publish all with no pause.
look at me please
i am on £50 000 a year job duty
here's pics of my detached house and car for a tease
now all i need is some booty.
don't worry all will be beneficial
your fiance won't edit
i am safe and secure with all financial
up against my house and car i can get £200 000 credit.
social media is all take and no give
me and credit have a ban for eternity
how on earth did the fraudsters no where i live
all i give away is awful poetry and my debt is causing anxiety.


( http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/...tims-1-7173809 this is a similar story or whats going on. the bigger scam is in the following steps, which i will clearly explain. 1. people post so much online ie name - job - where they live - how much they earn how successful they are - what car they drive etc etc etc then a fraudsters will apply for credit under your name and intercept your post to deal with the communications. (after all they no where you live and all your details and what time you check your post) then then apply for cards and intercept your post and rack up a load of credit running in to 10's of thousands of £££££. you are then left with the bill. is telling the world so much about yourself really worth all what it has been cracked up to be? i am blaming this social media frenzy. or is writing real bad poetry a crime in itself and i am leaving a trail even clearer then a credit card ? and my debt will catch up with me in years to come ? love to hear some views - and if you can write a poem reply that make my eyes water - well i will be forced to give you credit. if you wanted some tips on how to protect yourself or report this if you feel you are a victim you can find out a bit more on this website http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/new...y-theft-sept14 or better still if you wanted to petition all the silly people that give personal info away please add you name to my petition which can be found here https://www.change.org/p/3140291/preview )

Not much chance of identity theft on this forum though. Nobody knows anybody or anything about anybody. We all have avatars and the only piece of real info anybody has is an IP address.

So I think we are all very comfortable on here secure in our anonymity.....

nedusa so you don't believe in George - thats mr Orwell not Michael.

On the contrary...I once had my identity cloned and a credit card produced for which I received the bill. So Yes Identity theft is a very real problem.

I shred everything I throw away now so no chance of my details being stolen again.

How they do it is information taken from bins, on my facebook the other day someone posted a pic of two men rifling through paperwork found in a wheelie bin.

One of my neighbours was also a victim as they owned one of these...
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A gang had intercepted her mail, ordered credit cards using her details and waited for the postman to come at the bottom of the street to intercept credit cards when they were delivered :/

I would say so, yes. People are far too quick to put a lot of information about themselves online, in my opinion. For many people, their name, address and D.O.B is right there on facebook for literally anyone to access, plus the answers to a boatload of standard "security questions" (first school, best childhood friend, mother's maiden name, name of first pet...).

Ummmmmmm not that I want to make you feel less secure Nedusa, but it's very easy to obtain an IP address without mod / admin privileges.

You just upload a picture to webspace that you have administrator access to, send a PM to the person whose IP address you want with that picture in an [img] tag, then check the IP logs to see who has viewed that picture. If you only sent it to one person - then there will only be two IP addresses in those logs. Yours, and theirs.

For anyone who knows what they're doing after that point... it's relatively easy to identify an individual (or at least, a household) from "only" an IP address.

http://www.evacommentary.org/forums/...s/paranoid.gif

So far,I have avoided putting any really personal info online as to myself, I came across those who had found problems after 'sharing' too much info about themselves online.

So I am always very careful and I wouldn't trust or risk much in the way of info on facebook at all for one area of online activity.

No Social media isn't to blame more the idiocy of the people that post too much of their life on it on it.

Oh sorry didn't notice the thread referred mostly to social media, yes I think it has to like TS said people put all kinds of personal info on facebook, if you haven't got your profile hidden anyone can snoop about.

:omg::omg::omg:

Check your PMz I've sent u cool picz :)

Having recently had large scale fraud on my bank account, the barclays team told me social media was likely to be a big factor. Fraudsters can find out so much info from your facebook and stuff. Crazy to think to empty someones account all you need is their name, dob, address and mothers maiden name in a lot of cases.

Also can find IPs through emails sent...unless you know how to mask it and do it all the time

IPs in themselves arent a problem really, but if you have some programs on your comp that are outdated and have known vulnerabilities, its relatively easy to gain access to your comp with an IP. Not that I want to make anyone paranoid or anything...but its worth keeping an eye on stuff like this regularly just incase

Do not bank online

Unless you Pay for Pro Security
on your computer

i never bank online