| Social media identity theft is known as cybersquatting | | | | problems. |
| where you take help of the social media sites in order | | | | If you get a user-name which follows your name |
| to get access to the identity of others. When | | | | closely, there will be lesser problems. This will also |
| someone takes unfair methods to pose as you that | | | | prevent others from registering with your name. Some |
| becomes extremely threatening. This is most | | | | names are common. Thieves generally target those |
| commonly known as identity theft and can be a | | | | names in order to achieve their means. You should |
| disruptive means to destroy someone else's life. Think | | | | take help of methods in order to manage your online |
| of the movie Net where Sandra Bullock found out that | | | | identity and prevent the social media theft. This is a |
| her existence was wiped out as someone else has | | | | time consuming process, but at the end of the day, |
| taken her name and her social security number. She | | | | you do not want to lose your precious money or lose |
| was forced to live a life in exile, unless she could prove | | | | your identity. In order to assure that no one else is |
| her innocence. | | | | using your name in the social networking site, you |
| Most who take help of social identity theft can harass | | | | should follow some basic steps. |
| people. You can be stalked for no reason at all. Using | | | | You can set Google alerts for the name so that |
| your identity the thief can also steal your money. A lot | | | | whenever you get an email, the name pops up. You |
| of social media theft can lead to financial loss. Often | | | | can also start the StepRep account. This is known as |
| they take help of one's mail id in order to get hold of | | | | a reputation manager which manages all the things |
| funds. They can even open new accounts with the | | | | online. If you feel that someone else has a profile |
| help of the identity. Most social media sites give the | | | | which is very similar to your profile in the social |
| options of using either the real name or a separate | | | | networking site, you should immediately contact the |
| user name. It is better to give your key name in places | | | | site's administrators. The reputation mangers can also |
| where the sites have demanded it. Often we do not | | | | look at the matter. If your profile is stolen, then it should |
| get our desired username, as someone else is using it. | | | | be deleted immediately. It is better to take precautions |
| So we have to take help of abbreviations or extra | | | | against identity theft beforehand or else you will end |
| numbers or periods. All these added things can lead to | | | | up losing not only your money, but your identity as well. |