Anyway, Phishing is something that social networking site users should be aware of and the number of victims is growing every year.

Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away

Since 2006, nearly 3,200 account hijacking cases have been reported to the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI, the National White Collar Crime Center and the Bureau of Justice Assistance.

It starts with a friend updating his or her status or sending you a message with an innocent link or video. Maybe your friend is in distress abroad and needs some help.

All you have to do is click.

When the message or link is opened, social network users are lured to fake Web sites that trick them into divulging personal details and passwords. The process, known as a phishing attack or malware, can infiltrate users’ accounts without their consent.

Once the account is compromised, the thieves can infiltrate the list of friends or contacts and repeat the attack on subsequent victims. Social networking sites show there is ample opportunity to find more victims; the average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site

And the sad thing about Pinoys submitting resumes is that, they include everything. As in including birthdates of everyone in the family. Not only that – you’d see SSS and TIN numbers too.

I myself was a victim of this scam before. There was an invitation sent to my email for a job opening in Canada. It looks really real as it uses a personalized email address that coincides with the website of the company.

I sent them my interests and then they replied back. Too bad, I sent my resume. Good thing, I never included any contact info except for my email add. I was too naive. I then Google it and found some results about that scam.

Chances are if you are in doubt, double check it by doing a research.