Popular Facebook quizzes often ask users to answer a series of personal questions ranging from the name of their first pet, their mother’s maiden name, or what town they grew up in. Joined the dots? These answers are often people’s passwords and questions are similar, if not identical, to security questions asked by banks and other institutions.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has received four reports of Australians scammed by Facebook quizzes, thankfully with no losses recorded. “Scammers often use fake online quizzes and surveys to obtain personal or banking information,” an ACCC spokesperson said.
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