So you finally joined the 21st century and created a Facebook page. Now, proudly displayed on your profile for the whole world to see are your date of birth, dating status, hometown, college affiliation, and complete employment history.
Welcome to fraud risk in the age of online social networks. As employees, acquaintances and everyone else hangs out a personal online shingle for all the world to see, the scam artists are circling in ever-more sophisticated ways.
“Society used to be much more discreet,” notes Cynthia Hetherington, managing director of Aon Consulting’s corporate investigative and security services practice. Today, she says, social ...