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

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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://

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