'Mind reader' shocks strangers in internet security campaign - video

A fake mind reader has been used for an internet security campaign.

A new video features a magician named Dave speaking to members of the public in a private booth on a Belgium street.

Passers-by are told that they are being featured for an upcoming TV programme starring Dave.

After taking their name, Dave then begins to relay startlingly accurate facts about them, much to the shock of the participants.



However, all is not what it seems, as suddenly a curtain is lowered revealing several masked people using the internet to find out as much information about them.

A message appears on a screen telling the participants: "Your entire life is online. And it might be used against you. Be vigilant."

The video was produced by the Belgian Financial Sector Federation, with the so-called hackers stating that they only required the amount of time in which the person was in the booth to get all of the information.

It has been viewed by over 2.5 million people since it was uploaded on Monday (September 24).