Scary. Best practices in managing mongering identiry
Hey,
Thanks for sharing the 'Sextortion on Skype', an eye opener indeed.
A detailed best practices guideline must be discussed. I am sharing a few of mine:
1. I never carry any debit card or identity. All in cash, meetings always preferable in a private place or SP's place.
2. Going via SP, also helps getting hotel without identity or record.
3. Several times I have managed getting the room booked via the lady's identity card and giving a fake phone number.
4. I am not comfortable when a lady asks for a particular hotel, where you need to give identity proof, one leaves a large foot print where if there is a recording and the lady is hand in gloves with the hotelier staff, a lot can happen.
5. If in Mumbai, I change the mode of travel 2-3 times. From a SP's place to some taxi / rickshaw stand, then to Worli / Bandra sea face and post sometime to home.
6. As a matter of principle, its best to keep your mongering identity completely separate. Another phone, another name, etc. I have not been comfortable sharing phone nos with fellow ISGians as well, since the method of networking is virtual, it is best virtual. The PM is there to network when needed.
7. Managing mobile: from another friend, got another best practice get a pre-paid from another country with international roaming whenever you are traveling. Use the same for the WhatsApp account, in India use wifi to use the whatsapp. Works smoothly. Pay the pre-paid via net banking as and how required.
8. Protecting the IP address of your system, using a VPN (Virtual Private Network Service) .
I look forward to more best practices.
Cheers,
Vik
[QUOTE=Kp6305;1681729]Copying from Pune thread. Skype Scam / Sextortion.[/QUOTE]