Valentine's Day Romances Its Way to Internet Fraud

MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The next time you give your
significant other online pictures of yourself, beware. He or she could be
posting your images to a fictitious page on a social network, inviting
strangers to gain access to your personal information, likeness, and online
identity. That's what happened to Salina Rahim.
Called "Cyberjacking," a man Salina dated a few times posted her photos as
well as non-related inappropriate video content on MySpace. Dozens of men
responded asking her to get together, date and fill their romantic and love
interests. According to ReputationDefender, Inc., the market leader in
end-to-end online privacy, security and identity management solutions, bogus
online pages on social networks can cause serious violations of personal
privacy and take months to take down from the Internet.
"An individual's online identity can be adversly affected by online
harassment and can be violated far too easily," states ReputationDefender CEO
and Founder Michael Fertik. "This time of year, individuals should use
caution when they distribute personal items like photographs. We were able to
erase Salina's fake online profile to save her identity from being tattooed on
the Internet."
"It was devastating to see the phony profile," adds Rahim. "Lots of
employers are looking on the web today too, evaluating new candidates.
ReputationDefender quickly removed the page and cancelled the account that was
falsely created."
Founded in 2006, ReputationDefender's product suite consists of
MyReputation, MyPrivacy, MyChild and MyEdge. The Company focuses wholly on
preserving the personal privacy and reputation of its worldwide customer base
and their children. ReputationDefender, Inc. is privately funded and
headquartered in Menlo Park, California. To learn more about
ReputationDefender, please visit http://www.reputationdefender.com or email
info [at] reputationdefender [dot] com.
Contact:
David Libby
Tel. 510.868.4903
Cel. 510.377.1466
Email: dlibby@lci-pr.com

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