A timely Facebook warning - read this if you use Facebook

Contratrombone64 · Feb-18-2010, 16:07

There's been some interesting stories in the news here (Oz) about groups of Facebook users who target the loose "friend" connections for evil purposes.

I did notice that some users ( a lot? ) say things like "on holidays in Italy" as their status update comments, but didn't pay much attention, except for mental noting friends whereabouts.

PLEASE DON'T PUT THAT SORT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE

There have been cases of robberies based on search engines that hunt out such text strings as "away on vacation" "out of town" and so forth.

Worth a little consideration.

David

p.s. I'm not on holiday (sadly)

marval · Feb-18-2010, 17:00

I don't do Facebook, but that is good advice. It is so easy just to casually mention that sort of thing, not really knowing who the people on there are.

Someone I was chatting to told me about some people who got some tickets for a London show, they arrived in the post saying they had won them. Instead of checking they went to the show, and came back to find their house totally stripped. A good lesson learned I think.

Margaret

Krummhorn · Feb-19-2010, 01:12

Sage advise for sure. Although I have a Facebook page, it's totally restricted to family and close friends only. I've gotten the odd "I'm your friend" messages from peeps I have never heard of from time to time ... I never respond to those either yay or nae.

Mostly use it for chit chat between family members and sharing pictures, but never share potential trip information.

C5Says · Feb-22-2010, 17:13

Any robber to come to my house will be totally disappointed.

marval · Feb-22-2010, 17:47

I have always said that if a robber came to my house, he would feel sorry for me and leave something.

Margaret

Feb-18-2010, 16:07	#1 (permalink)
Contratrombone64 Vice Admiral Virtuoso Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,550 Images: 1	A timely Facebook warning - read this if you use Facebook There's been some interesting stories in the news here (Oz) about groups of Facebook users who target the loose "friend" connections for evil purposes. I did notice that some users ( a lot? ) say things like "on holidays in Italy" as their status update comments, but didn't pay much attention, except for mental noting friends whereabouts. PLEASE DON'T PUT THAT SORT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE There have been cases of robberies based on search engines that hunt out such text strings as "away on vacation" "out of town" and so forth. Worth a little consideration. David p.s. I'm not on holiday (sadly) __________________ I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God. —Albert Einstein.

Feb-19-2010, 01:12	#3 (permalink)
Krummhorn Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 5,646 Images: 41	Sage advise for sure. Although I have a Facebook page, it's totally restricted to family and close friends only. I've gotten the odd "I'm your friend" messages from peeps I have never heard of from time to time ... I never respond to those either yay or nae. Mostly use it for chit chat between family members and sharing pictures, but never share potential trip information. __________________ Kh ~~. Admiral of the Pipes & Ranks Amateur musicians practice until they get it right ... Professional musicians practice until they can't get it wrong ...

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Feb-18-2010, 17:00	#2 (permalink)
marval Admiral Maestoso Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,339	I don't do Facebook, but that is good advice. It is so easy just to casually mention that sort of thing, not really knowing who the people on there are. Someone I was chatting to told me about some people who got some tickets for a London show, they arrived in the post saying they had won them. Instead of checking they went to the show, and came back to find their house totally stripped. A good lesson learned I think. Margaret

Feb-22-2010, 17:13	#4 (permalink)
C5Says Captain of Water Music Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Philippines Posts: 463 Images: 4	Any robber to come to my house will be totally disappointed.

Feb-22-2010, 17:47	#5 (permalink)
marval Admiral Maestoso Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,339	I have always said that if a robber came to my house, he would feel sorry for me and leave something. Margaret