Munch Notes/Agenda - How to keep yourself safe online - 4th March 2021

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Munch Notes/Agenda – How to keep yourself safe online - 4th March 2021

*Backdated munch notes/agenda, please feel free to add if you have any questions or comments*

 

Host:  @Shenna

Content Contributors: @lil-monster @PixieDust  

 

1.  What are the tactics of an online scammer?

• Will try and win you over and gain your trust
• They will work hard in getting to know you, so that you will reveal more about yourself
• They will be particularly interested in where you work, your financial situation, your occupation,
• your family members, past relationships
• Target the ***, the lonely

 

2.  Do you know what to look out for? What are some of the common signs?

• Their tactics are different depending on the person they are targeting.
• They never reveal much about themselves unless you ask or they will provide you with a pre-written script.

 

3.  Do you know how to spot a online scammer?

• Fake photos normally nabbed off the net
• English is broken, giving you thoughts that maybe English is not their first language
• Will try and get you off site within minutes of chatting, to another social media site such as Hangouts or ,
• Normally searching for one true love, or God-***ing man or woman
• Spelling mistakes will often occur look out for those

 

4.  Do you think with the ongoing pandemic/covid-19 have you seen a rise in scammers online?

 

5.  Does anyone know how to check if a photo is fake? Do you know what to use etc?

• Use a reverse image search site i.e like Google, Yandex, Bing, TinEye.

 

6.  Do you think Fetish as a site does a lot to help with scammers and fakes, if you find any?

 

7.  What can you do to help rid of theses scammers on the site?

• Report the profile
• Block them if you've been chatting to them
• Go to a moderator for help if unsure what to do.

 

8.  Have you yourself or have you known anyone be a victim of a scammer?

 

9.  Do you think Fetish can improve with how they deal with scammers?

• Facecheck all new profiles that sign up
• Need better modding on photos of celebrities and or models etc that come through
• System should be in place that if a photo has been used multiple times the system should ping and flag them

 

10.  Can you think of the usual line of work romance scammers will use?

• They’ll often say they’re living or traveling outside of the United States.
• Working on an oil rig
• In the military
• A doctor with an international organization

 

11.  What will a romance scammer usually ask for?

• Pay for a plane ticket or other travel expenses
• Pay for surgery or other medical expenses
• Pay customs fees to retrieve something
• Pay off gambling debts
• Pay for a visa or other official travel documents

 

12.  What ways will a scammer ask how you pay them?

• By wiring *** on to a prepay card or gift cards from vendors like Amazon, Google Play, iTunes
• Some will give you bank details to pay in to

 

13.    Any final thoughts or questions

 

Thank you to all who attended the Quarantine Munch and to our wonderful host @Shenna