If you have an account on Facebook, MySpace or any other the many other Internet-based social networking sites, beware. The sites are the latest venue for scammers who hack into accounts and then target friends of the account-holder.
Hackers will target friends on say, Facebook, by changing the Status message to “CHARLES IS IN URGENT NEED OF HELP!!!”.
Usually the help needed is of a financial nature. One friend who was duped by the messages wired $1,200 to the hacker.
Security pros say before you assist anyone seeking help through your social network, ask a few qualifying questions, such as when they last talked with you, your common interests, spouses names and other information that might not necessarily be revealed on the site.
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