Understanding the Kik Messenger!
The Kik Messenger is just a little app that allows people to chat without the need to share you phone number. It has several things that help make people want to use Kik, and I am going to share some of them with you and hope that it helps you protect yourself from scammers. With any messaging app, you will always have bots and scammers who only purpose in life is to steal your money or your identity. It seems that I found a few that times when I wondered how they figure out my username. it really wasn’t hard to find me on Kik, I seem to keep Something the same and you could find me to if your really wanted to.
- Don’t give out your Phone Number — It seems it is the easiest thing to do but if you give out your phone number to a complete stranger, you are just asking for trouble from people who are going to stalk you or harass you.
- Don’t give out specifics — until you really start to be friends it is something that should be in your head at all times. Don’t tell them your personal stuff like where you actually work, or the exact model of your car. If you have to answer them, just generalize it to the point that it would make it really hard for them to find you after that. I wouldn’t say Lie to them but don’t speak the whole truth, until you are sure they are trustworthy.
- Quick Repliers — If you find yourself getting almost instant replies from the sender, you can bet that it isn’t truely a person because even I can’t type that fast. It does not mean people who reply with yes or no answer are bots because most people are quick with those. if it is long text in under a minute, you can bet it is a bot!
- Don’t share Pictures or Videos — If you don’t want your friends to see the picture or video, you really shouldn’t share it to some unknown bot or person on the messenger app. You really do not know who or What they will do with that stuff. It could cause your embarrassment in the future.
- Don’t click links — Unsolicited links are just going to probably get your infected and thus you shouldn’t click on any links or go to sites that that the person says unless you know about that site personally. Just be careful what you do online and you are far better off!
If you use these tips, you are better off than before. Just remember that you do not really know the person unless you meet them in person. HOpe this helps!
