RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Back-to-school season is a hectic time of year, making it the perfect opportunity for scammers to capitalize. Here's how to protect your personal data and money.

Everyone loves posting fun back-to-school pictures and sharing them online for friends and family to see. However, these posts often include personal data such as kids' names, ages, schools, or teachers. This personal data can be taken by scammers. The Better Business Bureau of Eastern Carolinas warns against this.

"If you want to post a picture of your kid going back to school, just be very careful and very limited in the information that you're providing," said Alyssa Parker with the BBB."Oftentimes, we see people will post it, but they may put a little emoji over all of that information, which is

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