Scammers can target youon facebook.

Facebook has over a billion users each month. It uses powerful software to identify groups of users based on shared interests or characteristics (like age or location) in order to suggest harmless content and adverts that the group may find attractive.

Lots of the personal information that fraudsters need to steal your identity can be found on your Facebook profile. For example, your name, date of birth and address are enough in some cases to access your bank accounts, take out loans or take out mobile phone contracts in your name. This is why it is important to keep your profile private.