Don’t post a picture of your COVID-19 vaccination card on social media, BBB alert

If you received your COVID-19 vaccine, this is great! Just make sure you don’t share an image of your vaccination card on social media, says the Better Business Bureau.

Of course, you may want to share the news with your friends, but by sharing an image of your card, you may be becoming more susceptible to identity theft. Or you may be helping scammers to create fake versions of your card, according to the BBB.

Your vaccination card will contain your full name, date of birth and other information about where you received the vaccine, valuable information that you want to keep confidential.

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“Sharing your personal information is not the only problem. Scammers in Britain were caught selling fake vaccination cards on eBay and TikTok. It is only a matter of time before similar cons reach the United States and Canada. Publishing photos of your card can help provide scammers with information they can use to create and sell fake cards, ”BBB said in a statement.

Still, there are ways to share the news safely on social media. BBB has these tips:

• Share your vaccine sticker or use a profile frame on Facebook: If you just want to post that you received your vaccine, just share a photo of your vaccine sticker. You can also use a Facebook profile board to show that you have been vaccinated. If you are not familiar with how to do this, click here for further instructions.

• Increase your social security settings: Make sure to check your privacy and security settings on your social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc.). That way, you can choose who you want to share your images with. Even if you are not sharing a photo or post related to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, these settings can be useful to review in any way, just to increase the security of your profile.

• Be careful what you post, even if it’s a trend: Sharing your vaccine photo is one of the latest trends on social media. But, remember to think twice when sharing this information or any other personal information, including sharing some of your favorite things. The BBB says that the details you share may be commonly used passwords or answers to security questions.

For more information from BBB on how to safely share your news about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media, click here.

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