Social Networking
10 August 2007
Owen Roberts, ID Fraud Expert at Callcredit comments “Websites like Facebook and MySpace are a great way to keep in touch and make new friends. Unfortunately all too often users are sharing the kind of information that is the lifeblood of an identity thief. Every day we see the devastation caused by having your identity stolen and urge everyone to think twice about the information they are sharing and who they are sharing it with.”
- Make sure you don’t put every detail about yourself up online – listing your address, when you are on holiday or moving house can arm would-be fraudsters with key information
- Consider who you accept as a friend online– is it really the Tom Baker from school or just a Tom Baker who you have never met? Identity thieves will go to incredible lengths to gain your confidence so that they can get access to your personal information
- Don’t use the same passwords for everything online – make sure your financial affairs have distinct passwords that no-one can guess. Consider using a password rather than your real mother’s maiden name – as you long as you can remember it that’s all that matters
- Take the same precautions online as you would in real life – ID fraud today knows no boundaries. You wouldn’t hand over your personal details to a stranger in a pub, so don’t do it online either.
For further press information contact: Jane Fordham, Katie Moore or Sophie Smith at the Callcredit Press Office on
0207 067 0600 or callcreditpr@golinharris.com
Callcredit Limited, One Park Lane, Leeds. West Yorkshire. LS3 1EP.
Telephone: +44 (0) 113 244 1555 Facsimile: +44 (0)113 234 0050 Email:
info@callcredit.co.uk
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