Be careful when commenting/answering random reposts of FB
mini-quizzes that come around your timeline asking you to “type @#[your age]” and see what happens!”, or others that want you
to “Repost & share with 10 friends
if you were born on August 15, and love Jesus.” I especially dislike those!
Jesus is not insecure, needing your “likes”!
Anyway, here’s why: Hacking!
You may not even be the target! Ever wonder how someone hacked into your email
account especially as you’ve been super careful not to open suspicious emails?
How did they manage? Could they have changed your password using answers to
your security questions? Hmmm… but how then did they know what my sister’s
birthday was? I would never share that? What about your sister, did she fall
for some spoof that is now biting you!?
Listen, I like FB coz it’s a super convenient way to keep up
with the people I care about BUT, it’s a goldmine for identity thieves. And
just FYI, nothing happens when you type weird special characters on FB posts.
Nothing. Honest. So why do those posts keep appearing? I haven’t researched this
theory but those posts don’t just happen upon your timeline. One of your
friends probably attempted a spoof and inadvertently tagged you.
And maybe they don’t want to hack your accounts; maybe all they want is a pool of people, who share the same interests, for targeted advertising
en masse. I don’t know but… be careful. Regardless, if you love Jesus, don’t
fall for phony captioned pictures of handsome, droopy-eyed actors (Jim Caviezel)
who played Jesus in movies.