Social engineering is the means to get you to give out security information that can be used to defraud you. This can be to pretend to be you to obtain loans.
A popular way to get this type of information is to send you emails to get you to fill in online forms, or trick you into sending them money. If it is too good to be true - on the internet it nearly always is.
Use fake information on social network sites, websites and even banks to keep your identity safe. The goal is to make sure that only you know the answer to a security question. It doesn’t have to be ‘right’, just the answer you originally set up.
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