This document discusses how criminals are increasingly using social media to target and victimize people. It notes that 81% of internet-initiated crimes involve social networking sites. Approximately 1 in 5 adults and 39% of social media users have reportedly been victims of crimes like hacking, scams, or fake links on social media. More than 1 million people fall victim to cybercrime every day, with financial losses exceeding illegal drug markets. The document promotes the website www.instantcheckmate.com as a way for people to check on the safety and backgrounds of their social media friends and followers.

1. SOCIAL MEDIA & CRIME

2. Did you know that 81% of Internet-
initiated crimes involve a social
networking site? Pretty scary, right?
In this presentation we’ll reveal how
criminals are using social media sites
to target victims!

3. 1 IN 5 ADULTS
REPORT BEING A VICTIM OF CYBER CRIME

4. 39% OF SOCIAL
NETWORKING USERS HAVE BEEN
VICTIMS OF PROFILE HACKING,
SCAMS, OR FAKE LINKS

5. MORE THAN 1
MILLION PEOPLE
BECOME VICTIMS OF
CYBER CRIME EVERY
SINGLE DAY

6. THE FINANCIAL COST OF CYBERCRIME IS
LARGER THAN THE BLACK MARKET FOR
COCAINE, HEROIN, AND MARIJUANA
COMBINED

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19. ARE YOU SAFE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA? FIND OUT THE TRUTH
ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS AND
FOLLOWERS AT WWW.
INSTANTCHECKMATE.COM

21. DISCLAIMER
DISCLAIMER: It is PROHIBITED by law to use our service or the information
it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment,
insurance, tenant screening, or for any other purpose subject to the Fair
Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681 et seq. Instant Checkmate does not
provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency. The
information available on our website may not be 100% accurate, complete,
or up to date, so do not use this information as a substitute for your own
due diligence, especially if you have concerns about a person’s criminal
history. Instant Checkmate does not make any representation or warranty
about the accuracy of the information available through our website or
about the character or integrity of the person about whom you inquire. For
more information, please review Instant Checkmate Terms of Use.