What Happens When You Share Your Number in Public And How To Face the Consequences

Okay, we may be familiar with hacked accounts. It happens when your password is made known by someone we don't know misused it to steal your account for good. But here's another story of how a personal information is misused by an unknown person.

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One day, a girl publicly announced her number on Facebook just so her friends could reach her directly. Unknowingly, a stalker lurks somewhere on the other line of the internet and eventually got her number just so he could contact her personally. It started with hi, hello and how-are-you messages and you know what happened next. It got annoying, irritating and hella creepy. Fast forward to the story, it ended happily because she rid herself with her stalker.

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How did that happen? Let me share with you the following steps.

First Degree: Annoyance

You wouldn't bother yourself with changing your mobile number, would you? So let's take it lightly. Just be cool and professional about it.

Step 1: Be polite

Begin your text with a simple greeting following his or her name if it's given. Compliment wan i-dont-want-to-be-rude statement.

Step 2: Be frank

Say your purpose directly. Be brief with your text but don't miss out your most intended message.

Step 3: Don't sound harsh

Your not bad-ass here so calm down honey. Don't sound like your irritated because if you do, that person will more likely be determined to disturbed you.

Step 4: End with a courtesy

Just a simple thank you will do. You could also say greetings, depending on the time of the day you do this.

Boys these days don.t want to spend too much time and effort flirting with a no-fun girl. So this works best the minute he's up to flirting. On the other hand, if you think this person is a bitch trying to ruin your life, there's no risk in being polite. She'll realize your not the hysterical type and the annoying message will stop. That's right, kill 'em with kindness.

Second Degree: Persistence

Okay, being nice may not work all the time, though it's worth the try. So the next thing to do is to show your inner demon.

Step 5: Be rude

Call that person names and all. Just make sure the description fits that annoying freak.

Step 6: Swear all you want

Prove how much you're annoyed by sending that person all possible courses you may think of.

Step 7: End with a short but STRONG statement.

A word or two will sound meaningful.

However, this may make that person annoy you further, realizing how much he or she made you mad. If you do this, make sure to cut the line by following one of the next steps.

Third Degree: Last Straw

To save yourself the trouble of responding and wasting your time with whoever it is, simply heed this last advice.

Step 8.1 : Block

Whatever your phone is (smartphone or not), it has a blacklist option that prevents receiving any messages from the number you added in your blacklist. Just search for it in your settings (the settings depend on your phone type). That person may be able to send you messages though, but the good thing is you won't be able to get notified or read it.

Step 8.2: Do the Alternative

Just get yourself a new number lady, it pays!

The alternative method may be the best but it'll be bothersome because you'll have to import your contacts, send each of them a message telling it's your new number and the trouble of memorizing another eleven digits. But it's worth it. Trust me.

Of course, not everyone gets to experience this. Some may end up getting acquainted with new people and that's good. In case it happens the other way around, I Hope you learned something from here.

By the way, this post was inspired and based on my own personal experience. If you have trouble doing any of the steps and need extra advice, let me know by commenting below.

YOU AND YOUR IDENTITY

An Essay on Identity Theft
By Chrysa Hazelene J. Sabuelo

With the  introduction of internet and its trends whether in emailing, gaming or social networking, information and identity plays both an important and critical role. People nowadays have become so engrossed with the trends that they become less aware of the what's-not-to-be done and the risks of being too open in the online world. In other words, exposing too much information without thinking of the possible consequences.

 Personal or not, information is powerful. It creates an identity to someone and if used for malicious intent could greatly affect one's reputation, credibility, and well-being.

News of identity theft and fraud that spread across social media is no longer new to us. Among them rumors of death of the famous comedian Rowan Atkinson and even the Canadian pop singer Avril Lavigne. Videos on YouTube claims that the singer was already dead, that the one seen on the cameras is just a doppelganger and that her relatives were mum about it. Even in your school, you must have heard of someone in your class who was rumored to be dead and that the source was that person's personal Facebook account news was spread on other sites. These are just few of the many cases. The question is: How does this happen? This happens when "fraudsters" accessed enough information like name, birth, status, address and previous events to commit crimes such as extortion, libel and etc. This could take place anytime, anywhere, in any medium whether the victim is alive or deceased.

The year 2016 marks another evident that identity theft is still a problem we face recently. In a news article posted on kickerdaily.com on February 28, 2016, a public school teacher was said to be in huge debt because of identity theft. The victim was said to have had loans on three bank accounts which he claimed he never had signed on. As s result, he is deducted an amount of P 9, 000.00 in his monthly payroll. Even celebrities and famous personalities are not safe from this. Once, a Fil-Norweigan model had her identity stolen by a call center agent who used her photo to trick an Australian guy to send her money. Yes, even one's photo is powerful enough to be subject for identity theft,

These days, common medium for stealing and misusing one's identity is the internet via any social sites and yes, the online world is no longer safe for us because at any moment, a fraudster may steal your identity for numerous reasons. Among them includes opening bank accounts, obtain credit card numbers, loans, state benefits,  contracts or obtain genuine documents such as passports, licenses and id as well as just to simply ruin your reputation by creating scams or scandals.

Indeed, wherever we are, we are vulnerable to this type of crime. However, we can also protect ourselves and shield our identity to create barriers from fraudsters. The only way to do so is to be mindful with what we share and secure our information from the public. Your personal information is too precious and your identity depends on it. So beware.