Hi,

I believe it is very unwise to give out too much info about yourself on the net, and too much in my opinion may just be a pic and a first name. Over time the right scammer will find out the region where you live and it is possible if they wanted they could track you down or use info obtained to do other things. A pic may just be in your avatar region on posts such as on here.

It is no joke to be the victim of identity theft on the net, I have been and the scammer got it from an account I was using for net only, my bank account number and name. I believe it could have been an owner of a cashback website who set up direct debits in my name caused a lot of distress to me. I had to get the police involved and it’s no joke to wait for the postman wondering what other trick the scammer had pulled, setting up fake insurance policies etc, and the trouble of having to contact the companies involved.

That is why I believe it is very unwise to post your pic on the net along with your first name and the region where you live. I know lots do it in social networking sites but still an unwise thing to do.

Regards
Jan