Your computer is one of the most important communication tools man has invented in our lifetime. We now have access to the world wide web of communicaton and the world has communication with you.
As we all know, predators can come in all races, ages, and places. With the whole world now having access to you through your computer, it's imperative that you protect yourself and our children against bad people infecting your world through our computers.
Internet Fraud:
Fraud on the Internet takes many forms. The Internet's promise of substantial consumer benefits is coupled with the potential for fraud and deception. Fraud operators are opportunists who are among the first to appreciate the potential of a new technology. A fraud artist can buy a powerful computer and a modem for less than $1000.00 and for $30.00 or less per month can establish and maintain a site on the World Wide Web to solicit consumers anywhere in the world.
Make sure your computer is protected through updated modern anti-virus programs, and sypware programs. Run these programs regulary on your computer. Don't allow stranges access to your sensitive financial and personal information.
Always remember if it's too good to be true! It is not true!
Child Exploitation:
Child Predators are lurking just around the corner on your computers as seen on ''Dateline'' specials where grown men come to a house where they think young under age girls are waiting for them. They look like like everyday good citizens but in fact they are very sick people who use the internet to lure young people (girls/boys) into their sick, twisted ,perverted world. We must protect our sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, & neighbors children from them at all cost!
Children can be sexually exploited, kidnapped, molested and solicited by individuals using online services. One reason is the anonymous nature of the Internet. Another reason is the large number of people using the Internet. Pedophiles contact children on the Internet through E-mail messages, electronic bulletin boards and public chat rooms. Pedophiles will make telephone contact with victims by having children call collect so the pedophile's telephone number will not show up on their parent's telephone bill.
Pedophiles will often convince children to send them a photograph. Pedophiles will offer children money for their photographs and/or pose as professional photographers to obtain nude, graphic or sexually explicit photographs of children. Pedophiles commonly attempt to lower the inhibitions of children through deception in an attempt to lead children into other sexual conversations or acts. There are a number of ways parents can protect their children from becoming victims of pedophiles on the Internet. The following are some examples:
Ensure children never reveal identifying information about themselves on the Internet in a public chat room, on an electronic bulletin board or in their E-mail messages;
Ensure children do not give out personal information about themselves such as their age;
Never allow a child to arrange a face-to-face meeting with another computer user without parental permission;
Ensure children never respond to messages or bulletin board items that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent or threatening;
Teach children that people online may not be who they seem;
Teach children online service providers never ask for passwords and they should never give their password out;
Teach children that everything they read or see on the Internet may not be true;
Teach children to never let anyone pressure them into doing something they feel uncomfortable doing;
And as always,
''Be careful out there!''
As we all know, predators can come in all races, ages, and places. With the whole world now having access to you through your computer, it's imperative that you protect yourself and our children against bad people infecting your world through our computers.
Internet Fraud:
Fraud on the Internet takes many forms. The Internet's promise of substantial consumer benefits is coupled with the potential for fraud and deception. Fraud operators are opportunists who are among the first to appreciate the potential of a new technology. A fraud artist can buy a powerful computer and a modem for less than $1000.00 and for $30.00 or less per month can establish and maintain a site on the World Wide Web to solicit consumers anywhere in the world.
Make sure your computer is protected through updated modern anti-virus programs, and sypware programs. Run these programs regulary on your computer. Don't allow stranges access to your sensitive financial and personal information.
Always remember if it's too good to be true! It is not true!
Child Exploitation:
Child Predators are lurking just around the corner on your computers as seen on ''Dateline'' specials where grown men come to a house where they think young under age girls are waiting for them. They look like like everyday good citizens but in fact they are very sick people who use the internet to lure young people (girls/boys) into their sick, twisted ,perverted world. We must protect our sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, & neighbors children from them at all cost!
Children can be sexually exploited, kidnapped, molested and solicited by individuals using online services. One reason is the anonymous nature of the Internet. Another reason is the large number of people using the Internet. Pedophiles contact children on the Internet through E-mail messages, electronic bulletin boards and public chat rooms. Pedophiles will make telephone contact with victims by having children call collect so the pedophile's telephone number will not show up on their parent's telephone bill.
Pedophiles will often convince children to send them a photograph. Pedophiles will offer children money for their photographs and/or pose as professional photographers to obtain nude, graphic or sexually explicit photographs of children. Pedophiles commonly attempt to lower the inhibitions of children through deception in an attempt to lead children into other sexual conversations or acts. There are a number of ways parents can protect their children from becoming victims of pedophiles on the Internet. The following are some examples:
Ensure children never reveal identifying information about themselves on the Internet in a public chat room, on an electronic bulletin board or in their E-mail messages;
Ensure children do not give out personal information about themselves such as their age;
Never allow a child to arrange a face-to-face meeting with another computer user without parental permission;
Ensure children never respond to messages or bulletin board items that are suggestive, obscene, belligerent or threatening;
Teach children that people online may not be who they seem;
Teach children online service providers never ask for passwords and they should never give their password out;
Teach children that everything they read or see on the Internet may not be true;
Teach children to never let anyone pressure them into doing something they feel uncomfortable doing;
And as always,
''Be careful out there!''
