BBB: Beware of scams associated with posting senior pictures on Facebook

[TexasTowelie]

ROCKFORD – It seems harmless and fun– a bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 many of whom are at home because of the coronavirus pandemic.

However, Dennis Horton, director of the Rockford Regional office of the Better Business Bureau, says scammers and hackers may be surfing social media sites, looking for specific hashtags in order to rip people off.

“(They) now have the name of your high school and graduation year, which are common online security questions,” Horton said. “All it takes is an internet search to reveal more information about you, such as family members, your real name, birth date, or even where you live.”

Better Business Bureau (BBB) cautions everyone to be aware of what they are sharing.
Even if you think it’s just going to your friends, it could also be going somewhere else.
Other recent viral personal list posts include all the cars you’ve owned (including makes/model years), favorite athletes, and top 10 favorite television shows.

Read more: http://rockrivertimes.com/2020/04/16/bbb-beware-of-scams-associated-with-posting-senior-pictures-on-facebook/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Good advice.

It's appalling to see our attempts to have some fun taken over by these data thieves.

[at140]

2. Don't understand why sharing pictures can be risky?

Unless of course those are nude pictures or something.

[onecent]

3. Read the whole thing that the person wrote....I think you missed something!

[at140]

7. My security questions are never answered factually

I use a random word such as KIFHITS1, KIFHITS2, for all my answers, so no one has a clue.
If the question is what is the name of your oldest nephew, my answer would be KIFHITS1

Since I use the same answers at all web sites, it is easy for me to remember but impossible for a scammer to figure out.

[Cirque du So-What]

5. The five minutes between the OP and your reply

would have been better spent actually reading the article than composing contrarian codswollop.

[at140]

9. see post #7

[genxlib]

4. I will go further

Why on earth does anyone think this is comforting to Seniors?

My daughter falls into this category and her reaction is to say "fuck you very much for flaunting your experiences that I will never get to have!"

[leftyladyfrommo]

6. I get friend requests from attractive men almost daily.

When i look at the post it was always just created a day ago. It may have one or two pictures.

I just delete them. Who knows where they are coming from. The photos are stolen from other FB people.

[Alex4Martinez]

8. Kickety. nt

[WhiskeyGrinder]

10. "Scams."

[diane in sf]

11. I put the face, not the year or school. Got a massive amount of attention from friends.

[lagomorph777]

12. This trend was probably started by scammers. Stay off Falsebook if you value...well anything decent