Cyber Crazy

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#1 Jan 17 - 8AM
Portia
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Cyber Crazy

Just a quick thought about cyber crazy this morning -- I was watching the news about the football player for the Fighting Irish who was involved in some type of scam with a Facebook/phone "romance", and he thought his online "girlfriend" had died of leukemia, the story is not clear as to whether he was a victim or a participant in this hoax, or what the point of the whole thing was. I just can't understand how you can be in love with someone you only know online or on the phone - someone you have never physically met, but evidently this happens and is a real problem because of all the con artists out there in cyberspace. My thought was how many of these stories have to hit the news, how many people have to be conned, and how many people will suspend reality in order to be "in a relationship", before someone smart invents some type of security system to validate who you are actually talking to online. I don't know the answer to that one, but I am sure there is someone out there who can come up with a way to make being online a little safer.

I also thought about all of the stories I read on this forum where there is some type of cyber abuse going on. The online dating sites are full of predators, the long distance "relationship" cons use the internet to procure pictures and virtual "dates" -- how convenient for THEM!!! It scares me, I wonder why we allow our lonliness to drive us into a fantasy world where nothing is real, nothing is as it seems, and yet we want to believe in it?

I just want to say take care, and really think about anything you do, anyone you talk to online. If they are asking you for something, and you really don't know them, BE CAUTIOUS!!! Don't let these cyber cons take advantage of you, or put you into a dangerous situation. Remember your boundaries, and please be careful out there!!!

Jan 17 - 5PM
Janie53
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Portia

Jan 17 - 7PM (Reply to #11)
Portia
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Janie - even visual contact is not enough protection!

Jan 18 - 2AM (Reply to #12)
Janie53
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Portia

Jan 17 - 9AM
onwithmylife
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Portia

Jan 17 - 7PM (Reply to #9)
Portia
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Onwithmylife - public places, AND high security!

Jan 17 - 9AM
evonjohn
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There is a new show on MTV

Jan 17 - 6PM (Reply to #7)
Portia
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Evonjohn - "Cat-Fishing" this way can be harmful to your health!

Jan 17 - 9AM (Reply to #6)
Deidre99
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Interesting show concept! I'd

Jan 17 - 8AM
Deidre99
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I think because we do so much

Jan 17 - 6PM (Reply to #4)
Portia
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You're right Deidre99 - it becomes familiar!

Jan 17 - 8AM
Goldie
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Thank you Portia, this reinforces what we have been saying

Jan 17 - 6PM (Reply to #2)
Portia
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Dating/online or off, this link is great!