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04-04-2006, 12:44 PM | #1 |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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| Very Important!! PLEASE READ!! I work for family resources & child protective services.. and this email was generated to all county employee's. Please read this and share with your child...it could save their life Shannon could hear the footsteps behind her as she walked toward home. The thought of being followed made her heart beat faster. "You're being silly, she told herself, "no one is following you." To be safe, she began to walk faster, but the footsteps kept up with her pace. She was afraid to look back and she was glad she was almost home. Shannon said a quick prayer, "God please get me home safe." She saw the porch light burning and she leaned against the door for a moment, relieved to be in the safety of her home. She glanced out the window to see if anyone was there. The sidewalk was empty. After tossing her books on the sofa, she decided to grab a snack and get on-line. She logged on under her screen name ByAngel213. She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on. She sent him an instant message: ByAngel213: Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought someone was following me home today. It was really weird! GoTo123: LOL you watch too much TV. Why would someone be following you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood? ByAngel213: Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my imagination cuz' I didn't see anybody when I looked out. GoTo123: Unless you gave your name out on-line. You haven't done that have you? ByAngel213: Of course not. I'm not stupid you know. GoTo123: Did you have a softball game after school today? ByAngel213: Yes and we won!! GoTo123: That's great! Who did you play? ByAngel213: We played the Hornets. LOL their uniforms are so gross! They look like bees. LOL GoTo123: What is your team called? ByAngel213: We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger paws on our uniforms. They are really cool. GoTo123: Did you pitch? ByAngel213: No I play second base. I got to go. My homework has to be done before my parents get home. I don't want them mad at me. Bye! GoTo123: Catch you later. Bye Meanwhile......GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to search for her profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and printed it out. He took out a pen and began to write down what he knew about Angel so far. Her name: Shannon Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985 Age: 13 State where she lived: North Carolina Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to the mall. Besides this information, he knew she lived in Canton because she had just told him. He knew she stayed by herself until 6:30 p.m. every afternoon until her parents came home from work. He knew she played softball on Thursday afternoons on the school team, and the team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite number 7 was printed on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade at the Canton Junior High School. She had told him all this in the conversations they had on-line. He had enough information to find her now. Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident on the way home from the ball park that day. She didn't want them to make a scene and stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were always over reacting and hers were the worst. It made her wish she was not an only child. Maybe if she had brothers and sisters, her parents wouldn't be so overprotective. By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about the footsteps following her. Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt someone staring at her. It was then that the memory came back. She glanced up from her second base position to see a man watching her closely. He was leaning against the fence behind first base and he smiled when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and she quickly dismissed the fear she had felt. After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she talked to the coach. She noticed his smile once again as she walked past him. He nodded and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the back of her shirt. He knew he had found her. Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It was only a few blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where she lived he quickly returned to the park to get his car. Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to eat until the time came to go to Shannon's house. He drove to a fast food restaurant and sat there until time to make his move. Shannon was in her room later that evening when she heard voices in the living room. "Shannon, come here," her father called. He sounded upset and she couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to see the man from the ballpark sitting on the sofa. "Sit down," her father began, "this man has just told us a most interesting story about you." Shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents anything? She had never seen him before today! "Do you know who I am, Shannon?" the man asked. "No," Shannon answered. "I am a police officer and your online friend, GoTo123." Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a kid my age! He's 14 and he lives in Michigan!" The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but it wasn't true. You see, Shannon, there are people on-line who pretend to be kids; I was one of them. But while others do it to find kids and hurt them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to protect kids from predators. I came here to find you, to teach you how dangerous it is to talk to people on-line. You told me enough about yourself to make it easy for me to find you. Your name, the school you went to, the name of your ball team and the position you played. The number and name on your jersey just made finding you a breeze." Shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in Michigan?" He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh. It made you feel safe to think I was so far away, didn't it?" She nodded. "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only she wasn't as lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while she was home alone. Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are alone, yet they do it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick you into giving out information a little here and there on-line. Before you know it, you have told them enough for them to find you without even realizing you have done it." I hope you've learned a lesson from this and won't do it again. Tell others about this so they will be safe too?" "It's a promise! This is a MUST READ for EVERYBODY...Pass it on!!! Please send this to as many people as you can to teach them not to give > > any information about themselves. This world we live in today is too > > dangerous to even give out your age, let alone anything else. > > > > > EVEN FORWARD THIS TO PEOPLE WITHOUT KIDS SO THEY CAN SEND IT TO FRIENDS > THAT DO HAVE CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN..... 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04-04-2006, 12:48 PM | #2 |
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| Wow thats pretty scary!
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04-04-2006, 12:50 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Wow Thanks for the info. I keep telling my 20 year old who has a my space plastered with ther pics and info that she shouldn't do this. She thinks i am being to over protective. I will share this with her.
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04-04-2006, 12:55 PM | #4 |
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| Good Post! I'll be passing it on! Thanks
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04-04-2006, 01:51 PM | #5 |
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| I have heard this one before and I agree all kids should be aware of this as yes it is scarey and just what if he was a stalker.... |
04-04-2006, 02:20 PM | #6 |
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| While they do point out some very good points, the actual story is in fact an urban legend: --- Origins: Though the preceding tale is related on a number of web sites as a true story, it's not. Written by two Christians concerned about the danger unwittingly presented by young people giving out too much personal information online, this cautionary tale first surfaced on the Internet in January 1998. The authors very clearly stated the Shannon story was not true, but that part of the e-mail was seemingly lost in the first volley of forwards. Perhaps people were so enthralled with story itself they forgot to include the rest of the information given by the authors, which included their reasons for writing the parable and an 8-point list of good suggestions kids would do well to adhere to in the world of cyberspace: Never tell anyone your full name, address, phone number, city or any other personal information about yourself or your family. Watch what you put on your profile. Don't put your date of birth, especially the year. Remember you are not required to put any information on the profile you don't want to. If anyone IM's you or e-mails you and asks where you go to school, where you live or any other personal questions you don't feel comfortable with, do not hesitate to say, "I'm sorry, I don't give out personal information" or "My parents have asked me not to tell that." If someone sends you a e-mail form with personal information about themselves on it and suggests you fill one out just like it, be alerted and don't do it. Who knows to where and to whom it will be forwarded! If you go into chat rooms and anyone pressures you to talk to them, won't leave you alone or asks for personal information, leave the room immediately! If you ever get suggestive, angry or abusive messages tell your parents at once and contact the Internet provider you use and seek assistance. Don't respond to e-mail from people you don't know. If you believe you've received something strange, tell your parents. Never agree to meet anyone face-to-face that you have talked with online. For more information about the authors and the history of this piece of netlore, visit their Teen Focus page. Barbara "child find" Mikkelson Last updated: 21 September 1998 http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/shannon.htm |
04-04-2006, 03:28 PM | #7 | |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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You Are just a great source of getting down to the real deal on things!! I will have to send this information back through the county system email to let them know that this indeed is fictional, but it is just good advice! You are a great asset to YT and all of us! thank you | |
04-04-2006, 08:51 PM | #8 |
YT 6000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| It's probably because I've gotten every single urban legend email out there by now... The story they tell is a good one, though, as anything you write and say can on the Internet leaves a trail. And one can never be too careful. |
04-05-2006, 03:40 AM | #9 | |
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i was scrolling down this thread to see if anyone had posted this yet. you beat me to it.
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04-05-2006, 11:28 AM | #10 |
Tilly & Sami Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Syracuse, Utah
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| Well today at work I was about to send urban legends memo out to everyone and It seems, they figured it out!! Red Faced |
04-05-2006, 01:11 PM | #12 |
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| Urban legend or not it's a great lesson. My niece has a blog and about three months ago she got a new cellphone and plastered the new number all over her blog! I couldn't believe it. Her name, age, birthdate, city, and now phone number where all over the blogsite. I called her and screamed at her then yelled at her dad. Also, a friend of mine wrote a fictional novel that deals with this very thing!! http://www.lulu.com/vferrari buy it, read it, and if you so choose, give it to someone you know (i.e. your young teenage kids) to read as well!
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