Ndugu yangu,
Humu mitandaoni, ni muhimu sana kuwa makini. Si katika Intaneti pekee, bali pia kwenye simu zetu. Tumesikia mara nyingi kuhusu watu wengi wanavyodanganywa kupitia simu na watu wasiojulikana. Kwa njia ya uongo, matapeli wanajifanya wanakujua vizuri – hadi wanajua umesoma wapi na unakoishi, kisha wanakuingiza kwenye mtego.
Hatari ya Mitandao ya Kijamii
Lakini, hatari kubwa zaidi ipo kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. Hapa ndipo matapeli wanapokuwa hatari zaidi. Wanatumia mbinu mbalimbali za kudanganya ili kupata manufaa kutoka kwetu. Hii ni kwa sababu, mara nyingi, tunakuwa na hamu ya kuungana na watu wapya na kushirikiana taarifa zetu kwa urahisi, lakini hili linaweza kutufanya tuingie kwenye mtego wa kudanganywa.
Hapa chini ni baadhi ya mifano ya ujumbe wa matapeli wanaotumiwa kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. Hizi ni aina za ujumbe ambazo wengi wetu tumekutana nazo au ambazo zinatumwa na watu wasiojulikana, huku wakijaribu kutuvutia kwa maneno ya kuvutia.
Mfano wa Ujumbe wa Matapeli:
- Mfano 1:
“Hello, I like us to communicate as you reply to my mail, (anna_sky40@yahoo.com), hope to hear from you soon. I will reply with more about me. With love, Anna.”
- Mfano 2:
“Hi, I saw your profile and picked interest in it. If you don’t mind, I would like you to write me on this address (stephine.hosman@yahoo.co.uk). I am waiting to read from you because I have something very important and urgent to tell you. In my reply, I will send you another picture of mine. Please try to write me directly to my email address so that I can be able to respond to you. Or you can give me your own email, and I will reply to it directly. My email: (stephine.hosman@yahoo.co.uk). Regards from, Stephine.”
- Mfano 3:
“Hi, I am Jennifer. Please, how are you? I hope you are fine and in perfect condition of health. I went through your profile, and I took interest in it. If you don’t mind, I would like you to write me on this ID (jennifer1v2johnson@yahoo.com), because I am not often on Facebook. Hope to hear from you soon, and I will be waiting for your mail because I have something VERY important to tell you. Do not reply here on the site. Lots of love! Jennifer.”
- Mfano 4:
“Hello, My Dear, I am Lucy by name. I am just looking at your profile, and you look good in your pictures. Please, can I ask you to be my friend? If yes, reply me in my email box, please. This is my email: (lucymabou570@yahoo.co.uk).”
- Mfano 5:
“Hi dear, how are you doing today? I hope fine. I am Rose by name, and I am in search of a true friend, someone matured and honest. I love your profile, and I want us to be friends, but I don’t know how you will feel about it. I hope you wouldn’t mind despite we don’t know each other. I’m sorry if I am embarrassing you. Please write to me directly on my private email address so that I can explain to you every detail about me, because I don’t have much access on Facebook all the time due to some personal reasons. My private email is (rosebaby8@hotmail.com). I’ll wait for your mail.”
Jinsi Matapeli Wanavyofanya Kazi
Matapeli hawa hutumia picha nzuri, majina ya kuvutia, na maneno ya upendo ili kutufanya tuamini kwamba wanatufahamu. Wanajua jinsi ya kuvutia hisia zetu kwa kutumia lugha ya kuvutia na kuelezea mambo ya kuvutia ambayo yanaweza kutufanya tuamini kuwa wanahitaji msaada wetu au wanataka kuwa marafiki wa dhati.
Lakini ukweli ni kwamba, wanapojua taarifa zako binafsi, wanaweza kuzitumia kwa madhumuni ya kudanganya au kujinufaisha. Wanapotaka kupata taarifa zako kama barua pepe, namba za simu, au hata picha zako binafsi, wanakuwa na lengo la kudanganya au kutumia taarifa hizo kwa njia isiyo sahihi.
Mambo ya Kujua na Kufanya Ili Kujilinda
Kwa hiyo, ni muhimu sana kuepuka kutoa taarifa zako binafsi, kama vile barua pepe, namba ya simu, au picha zako kwa watu usiowajua. Hii itakusaidia kuepuka kujihusisha na matapeli na kuilinda usalama wako mtandaoni.
Pia, tumia usalama wa ziada kwenye akaunti zako mtandaoni kama vile uthibitisho wa mbili-nyingi (two-factor authentication). Hii ni njia nzuri ya kuongeza ulinzi wa akaunti zako na kuhakikisha kwamba hatuwekiwi hatarini.
Hitimisho
Kwa ufupi, mitandao inaweza kuwa sehemu nzuri ya kujifunza, kuungana na watu, na kushirikiana mawazo. Lakini pia, kama tunavyoona, ina hatari zake. Kwa hivyo, ni muhimu kuwa makini na kutumia busara ili kuepuka kudanganywa na matapeli.
Tumia mbinu za ulinzi mtandaoni, kuwa makini na utoaji wa taarifa zako binafsi, na hakikisha kila mawasiliano na watu usiowajua ni ya kina na salama. Kwa kufanya hivi, utaweza kuepuka matapeli na kuendelea kufurahia matumizi ya mitandao kwa njia salama na yenye manufaa.