Who are chatting with? Here are ten tips to help you avoid the negativity of social media:

1.     Never disclose family or own secrets to those you meet on social media: disclosing information which reveals the finance status, up coming business transaction, financial expectation expose you to great danger as the person at the other end might be a criminal.

2.     Avoid immoral chat: never allow any one lure you into chat that is considered immoral and dirty

3.     Don’t share picture of yourself: sharing pictures of yourself with strangers is at times a big mistake as some can use the picture to impersonate you or commit fraud. It is worst when you share nude picture.

4.     Be cautious: caution is the first thing to learn when using the social media, don’t disclose too much about yourself and family background.

5.     Don’t send money to anyone unless you have more than enough and want to use a part of it for charity. Business discussion with strangers should be avoided and be verified when it occurs to avoid being defraud.

6.     Meeting or visiting should be avoided or done with great caution: meeting or visiting should be avoided and when it must happen it should not be done alone, go in company and try to know more about the person physically.

7.     Display not some property pictures: display not your home pictures especially the inside, your accessories like gold, diamond or other valuables that might invite robbers or burglars.

8.     Be careful with what you reveal: this is common with twitter users, tweets like “I’m in the bank cashing N1m for dad” is an invitation to criminals.

9.     Allow only friends to access your pictures: with photoshop and other technologies available, strangers may decide to clone whatever picture they want of you.

10.                        Engage in fruitful chat: engage in chats that can develop you and not just meaningless discussions