BBB: Scammers using social media quizzes to steal personal information

Everyone uses social media these days, whether it be for work or personal matters. Online quizzes have become very popular, especially in harsh times like these where we have nothing else to do! Well be careful because The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau issued that warning that, while many of them are fun and harmless, others could be used by scammers to harvest your personal information. The agency says that these quizzes might ask meaningless questions but can slip one that might be able to scam you like: “what’s your mothers maiden name” or “what street did you grow up on.” The link below gives some tips on how to avoid these social media scams.

https://www.nbc15.com/content/news/BBB-Scammers-using-social-media-quizzes-to-steal-personal-information-569624271.html