Social Media Crime – Be Aware While Using Social Media

The social media platform is benefiting a lot of people to the maximum or it will also be said that everyone is using social media the benefit of signing up for profiles on online social networks to connect in this virtual world, regardless of people, age, and gender. There are different types of social media crime happening to people while surfing the internet. Many people have hundreds or thousands of friends and followers spread across multiple profiles. Some people are using this platform to spread the word about their business, but at the same time, fake profiles are spreading. Fake profiles are always spamming legitimate users by posting inappropriate or illegal and inaccurate content. People create false profiles for misinterpreting and to harass some known person. This causes loss to many people.

The following Social Media Crime are the most common and most commonly used websites/apps for creating ‘fake profiles’:

1.Facebook

2.Instagram

3.Twitter

4.LinkedIn

Following common cyber crimes are reported on social media:

  1. Online bullying, stalking, cyberbullying

Crimes that are commonly reported and seen on social media are such that people threaten, bully, and steal from others by texting them online, causing them to suffer. Although most of these types of crimes have not been punished or taken seriously, victims of such crimes do not know when and how to call the police. It’s a good idea to call the police if you feel like it.

     2. Hacking and fraud

Sending an embarrassing status message on a friend’s social media account or profile is acceptable among friends, but technically, it can and is a serious offense. Also, fraud, account creation, fraud of people (as opposed to remaining anonymous only), fraudulent / impersonating account holders will also be punished as fraud.

     3. Buying illegal things

It is perfectly legal to connect on social media to make business connections and engage more people or buy legal goods or services. However, it may be illegal to contact social media to purchase regulated, controlled, or banned products that do not contain drugs or other much-needed items.

    4. Holiday Robbery

Unfortunately, a common practice among burglars is for potential victims to use social media while on vacation. If your vacation status is kept private and updates are limited to friend groups, potential burglary can be easily spotted when you are away for long periods.

    5. Creating fake profiles

Creating a person’s fake as well as a fake profile and posting offensive content with unexpected morphed photos on the fake profile

    6. Fake online friendship

Enhancing online friendships on social media and using your emotional connection to transfer money under the pretext of asking them for money (real-life unfamiliar feelings and medical emergencies, legal troubles, problems abroad, etc.).

Preventive measures, routes/precautions

1.Block profiles from public searches.

2.Limit who can find you through an online search so that hackers can’t reach you.

3.Privacy of what people can learn about you by searching the net.

4. Log out of the place where the profile will be opened.

5.Don’t post social media credentials.

6.Don’t accept friend requests from strangers.

7.Don’t click on suspicious links or links.

8.Keep the privacy settings of your social media profile at the most restrictive level, e.g. For public/others9.

9 Remember. Keep in mind that information spread across multiple posts, photos, status, comments, messages, etc., may be enough to expose a fraudster to steal your identity and deceive you. So, get maximum information when sharing anything online

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