the rise of the new 419'ers
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The Rise of the New 419’ersSocial Media , Crime and how we are the problem and solution
By Elroy Serrao
we are no longer“alone” online
We are connected and we are
sharing online
We upload
20 hours of video
every minute !!!
8 billion tweets and counting
We share more
private details of our lives
with strangers today, than we ever did !!
Is this such a
good thing
probably notand here’s why…
Hi, I’m Peter AttahHelp me distribute
$15 million to charity
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419 Scam
A Scam in which the target is
persuaded to advance sums in the hope of gaining large sums of money
Welcome to 419 scam 2.0
Social media is also being used to spear the
big fish
tiny links are big problems
12.2% of all shortened URL’s in 2009
on bit.ly were spam
Spam fast becoming integral part of shortened URL’s. Rising source of Malware !!
Oops !! This is what happens if you
aren’t careful
So What are the cops doing ?
they are using social media
to find stolen bikes
they want to be your #1 friend
they are catching criminals
using facebook
and they are using some App Magic
nixle – Informing the community
BBC Truth about Crime– Oxford Map
Photography Credits Gangsters Paradise by Ruben Bos(http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbos/174671302/) Come and Find Me by Thomas Hawk(http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/22293824/) Flickr Meeting at Tusk by Voj (http://www.flickr.com/photos/milivoj/2166043959/ ) Cool You Tube logo Projection on Wall by cjaffepickett (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carriewriter/2668145681) Day One Hundred Twelve by Dusrin Diaz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/polvero/3466964233/) Everywhere questions by Doberagi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/doberagi/1404539812/) African men series #5 by daveblume (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kioko/3796910910/) Web Service's 2.0 by Pipeapple (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pipeapple/3280609082/) Tiger Shark with Diver by Willy Volk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/volk/1114502410/ ) Dogs from slide 19, Social Media Boot Camp by Wendy Maynard S.W.A.T by Dune Chaser (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dunechaser/489467800/) Sunday morning in Uppsala by Georgios Karamanis (
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karamanis/394497477/) Homeless man and his best friend by Beverly & pack (http://
www.flickr.com/photos/walkadog/3093763311/ ) Facebook by Laughing Squid (http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/986548379/) Mac Applications by rcoasterk22 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/83029339@N00/1525278381/)
Resources Junee, Ryan, (2009, May 20). Zoinks! 20 Hours of Video Uploaded Every Minute!. You Tube
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