Hearing about other people falling prey to scams-especially people who have “made it” in journalism-was super validating, and made me feel a lot better about the situation. To help you stay safe, chats are anonymous unless you tell someone who you. If you prefer, you can add your interests and you’ll be randomly paired with someone who selected some of the same interests. When you use Omegle, you are paired randomly with another person to talk one-on-one. (She was also hacked right after being verified.) “Being hacked feels like being locked out of your home while watching through the windows as someone robs it,” she wrote. Omegle (oh·meg·ull) is a great way to meet new friends. Dorie Chevlen wrote a great piece in Slate about what the experience of being hacked taught her about social media. Slate’s very own editor-in-chief Hillary Frey told me her Twitter got hacked last January, after she received a text message that mimicked a two-factor authentication message. But even a straightforward hack feels unnerving. People mostly lose money when the scams involve crypto, or fake retail companies. Social media scams are sky-rocketing, according to the Federal Trade Commission, with this kind of fraud costing users $770 million in 2021, a figure nearly 20 times what it was in 2017.
I searched for comfort online (where else), and I realized that, of course, a lot of people are foiled by internet trickery. When I Became a Personal Trainer, I Thought My Clients Would Idolize Me.
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