Whilst I love the concept of sharing and the ease of getting news, special dates and information out via social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook, I’m forever aware of the need for discretion and the ever present danger of hackers taking over accounts or, worse, taking on your identify and using it to defraud the ‘friends’ and ‘followers’ of your accounts.
This happened to one of our minstrels in the last week or so. The scammers cloned her account, including her photo and sent out fake correspondence via Messenger to her ‘friends’. It encouraged me to register to receive ‘Regional COVID-19 support’ from Facebook@Work as my name was on a list to receive cash support. A quick phone call to the real account holder, of course, revealed this to be a scam. However, the amount of legitimate knowledge about her, based on her social media likes and dislikes, meant that I had quite a chat with whom I thought to be my friend, before the alarm bells started ringing. I am reminded of the advice we all grew up with – to NOT TALK TO STRANGERS!
Therefore, my Facebook and Instagram accounts will be closed by the end of the week and instead you will find a ‘Newsfeed’ on the Running with Zithers website’s home page that will allow me to share news and give you a chance to comment or ask a question without having to open a social media account. It will be linked to our newsletter, so if you are reading this, you are already on the list and will not need to do anything to be kept in the Zither-loop. If you know of anyone that might like to be informed of what we do in The Zither House via email, please encourage them to register on the website.
Also, The Zither House will re-open tomorrow February 18th resuming all planned activities.
Stay safe everyone,
Angie
Social Media change is afoot!
