| one knows how big of a problem stalking is but | | | | online, it just means that you need to be careful |
| what you don't know is that cyber stalking is | | | | when you are online. Always pay attention and |
| becoming just as big of a problem. Did you know | | | | watch what you are doing. |
| that there was a survey done that states that | | | | Putting personal information online in an unsecured |
| one million women and 371 thousand men are | | | | area is a bad idea unless you are running an online |
| stalked yearly in the United States? | | | | business and want to be contacted. Even then |
| So what is cyber stalking? It is similar to stalking | | | | that contact should always be in a professional |
| offline but not quite the same. It is basically where | | | | manner relating to the business you offer. |
| someone uses electronic communication media to | | | | One thing you need to be aware of is that the |
| harass you, threaten you, bully you or try their | | | | stalking starts online as cyber stalking, it can still |
| best to intimidate you, their victim. | | | | turn into physical stalking. This means that you |
| The communication media that they might use | | | | could start receiving unwanted and abusive phone |
| can include email, websites, forums, newsgroups, | | | | calls frequently. You could experience vandalism, |
| instant messaging and anything else that is online. | | | | trespassing and maybe even a physical assault. |
| You will know when you have someone cyber | | | | As you can see, the problem of cyber stalking is |
| stalking you because they use a large variety of | | | | not uncommon and there are steps that can be |
| techniques to harass you or their other victims. | | | | taken to make your life a lost easier.You do not |
| You may find that you start receiving hostile and | | | | have to sit back and get walked over. |
| unwelcome or unwanted emails. | | | | You can hire a private investigator that is an |
| The key word is unwanted. If you feel uneasy | | | | expert in reverse email investigations. They can |
| about the contact someone is giving to you they | | | | trace the email back to the senders, locate and |
| may very well be stalking you online. | | | | identify him and deliver a report that can be used |
| They may publish false information about you in | | | | in a court of law to prosecute your stalker. |
| chat rooms and forums. They have also been | | | | Stalking is serious business and should not be |
| found to pose as victims in provocative and | | | | taken lightly so be sure the investigator you hire |
| confrontational sessions online and in email | | | | is qualified to carry this investigation through to |
| messages with other people. They will also use | | | | the end. Many older investigators will not be |
| MySpace and other online sites to harass their | | | | familiar with this field and mistakenly tell you that |
| victims. | | | | a supeopne or search warrent is required. In their |
| To get to their victims there are many times that | | | | confusion they may also think you are asking |
| physical stalkers become cyber stalkers. The | | | | them to hack into someone email account. Make |
| internet makes it easier for stalkers to contact | | | | sure the PI you hire is widely acknowledged as an |
| their victim in a lot of new ways. | | | | expert in email tracing and is therefore qualified to |
| This doesn't mean that you don't want to get | | | | handle the job. |