After reading this post, I am getting much more serious in being vigilant and careful.
Sherman and add some reasonable caution into my interactions, lest I end up repenting later! Thanks a lot for this insightful post that surely helps many like me who take everyone on their face value without watching out for scams. But it is wise to heed the thoughtful advice from the social media maven Ms. I am very transparent and open on all these networks.
Since then, I have opened up on quite a few platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter and feel honored and proud to have real gems of persons and jewels of professionals as my friends and professional contacts. I hesitatingly joined social media only two years ago when everyone started wondering why I am not on any. I have never accepted any invitation to have a Skype chat though, as I always prefer written communication to voice chats except within my family! It seems like being a bit old fashioned helps me in some ways.
Make sure the person who wants to interview you actually works for one of them and has cross-referenced online credentials that identify who they are.įor Modeling Agencies: Is there any excuse not to have a proper About page for your site and a list of key people working there?Īn eye opening post for me giving me the real world insights on the perils looming on social media and Skype. There are plenty of legitimate modeling agencies out there. LinkedIn is a less likely candidate for this type of scamming because fake accounts are more difficult to create but I can see where this could work with accounts that have been careless with who they accept links from.ĭon't expect the "name" of the person who Skype video chats with you and the fake social profile connected to you to match. The anonymity of Skype is what makes it a dangerous source of scams and blackmail. Men have been scammed by video chats with women who suddenly claim they are 15 years old after capturing compromising footage. Is your daughter, son or you vulnerable to a request for a video screening interview from a modeling agency promising a free trip to an attractive location and significant payment for the job? The second is to be similarly careful with whom you accept Skype video chat requests from.
The first key to safety is to only accept friend requests from people you know or you are at least certain they legitimately exist. They will have friended the victim from a fake Facebook account. Skype video chat scams often depend on scraping friends from a Facebook account and frightening the victim with their access to those friends to share unflattering video or screen shots of you.
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