10 July 2013

Terrifying Ad Shows How Easy It Is To Steal Your Identity Online

[Click here to view the video in this article]







Produced by Antwerp-based communications agency Duval Guillaume for Febelfin, Belgium’s financial sector federation, the terrifying ‘See How Easily Freaks Can Take Over Your Life’ video urges for increased caution when banking online.



The video, part of Febelfin’s ‘Safer Internet Banking’ campaign, follows a sinister-looking man as he seeminly ‘befriends’ a man named Tom on Facebook, and proceeds to steal Tom’s financial data through a phishing scam.



What is truly terrifying is that the thief does not stop there. He goes on to steal the Tom’s identity. Using latex makeup to change his appearance, the thief goes around Bruges, greeting Tom’s friends and signing for expensive purchases.



The video ends with the thief saying “Your whole life is online and before you know it, someone like me takes it over”.



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[via Mashable and Safer Internet Banking]