ive heard several bad rumours about this before..and i have just read a post from andy, who is more experienced than most peeps in this sort of thing...and its sum's up what i have heard,,,
Why you shouldn't use Facebook, Bebo or any other "social networking" site...
Fears over Facebook identity fraud - The Telegraph
Web networkers 'at risk of fraud - BBC News
Millions of Facebook users ‘leave themselves open to identity theft’ - The Times
Identity theft warning to web networkers - The Guardian
Social networkers risk losing their identities - The Register
Facebook identity theft dangers - Channel 4 News
Now if the Sun, The Star, The Mirror or the Daily Mail had come out with this then you'd think it b******s, but when it's names like The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph and the BBC then it should make you think twice...
The business I work in deals with this sort of thing. Identity theft is BIG business and is growing massively. It can result in many things such as prosecutions for crimes you didn't commit in towns you've never visited and the total destruction of your credit record by scumbags who have enough information to pretend to be you. People tend to trust the internet too much. It is a minefield of crooks out to make a fast buck...
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