Fraudsters will often use a game or a free offer that will request personal information, or will include spyware to track and steal information from a computer or mobile device. You can protect yourself by encouraging your children to limit online contact to friends they actually know, setting privacy controls to restrict access to private information, and enabling parental controls that allow access to only trusted sites. You should also talk to your children about not giving out their name, address, date of birth, or any other personal information online without talking to a parent first.