JAPETH M.

LAMSEN
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EMAILS

REPEATED TEXT
MESSAGES TO
CELLPHONE

FORWARDING
PRIVATE
MESSAGES,
PICTURES, ETC.
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• ATTEMPTS TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE
VICTIM. CYBERSTALKERS MAY APPROACH THEIR
VICTIM'S FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND WORK COLLEAGUES
TO OBTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION. THEY MAY
ADVERTISE FOR INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, OR
HIRE A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.
• MONITORING THEIR TARGET'S ONLINE ACTIVITIES
AND ATTEMPTING TO TRACE THEIR IP ADDRESS IN AN
EFFORT TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION ABOUT
THEIR VICTIMS.
• ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO HARASS THE VICTIM.
MANY CYBERSTALKERS TRY TO INVOLVE THIRD
PARTIES IN THE HARASSMENT. THEY MAY CLAIM THE
VICTIM HAS HARMED THE STALKER OR HIS/HER
FAMILY IN SOME WAY, OR MAY POST THE VICTIM'S
NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER IN ORDER TO
ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN THE PURSUIT.
• FALSE VICTIMIZATION. THE CYBERSTALKER WILL CLAIM
THAT THE VICTIM IS HARASSING HIM/HER. THIS
PHENOMENON HAS BEEN NOTED IN A NUMBER OF WELL-
KNOWN CASES.
• ATTACKS ON DATA AND EQUIPMENT. THEY MAY TRY TO
DAMAGE THE VICTIM'S COMPUTER BY SENDING VIRUSES.
• ORDERING GOODS AND SERVICES. THEY ORDER ITEMS OR
SUBSCRIBE TO MAGAZINES IN THE VICTIM'S NAME. THESE
OFTEN INVOLVE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO PORNOGRAPHY OR
ORDERING SEX TOYS THEN HAVING THEM DELIVERED TO
THE VICTIM'S WORKPLACE.
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 THE MORE INFORMATION YOU MAKE AVAILABLE ONLINE,
THE GREATER THE RISK OF IDENTITY THEFT. IT CAN BE VERY
tempting to reply to an email or open an attachment or post
information about yourself on social networking sites,but you
should never do it.
IT IS USUALLY REFERSTO SENDING AND
RECEIVING RUDE MESSAGES OR VIDEOS OF:

• NAKED PICTURES

• UNDERWEAR SHOTS

• ANY SEXUAL TEXTS, IMAGES OR VIDEOS

REMEMBER:
• THERE IS NO TURNING BACK ONCE YOU PRESS SEND.

• EVEN IF YOU USE APPSLIKE SNAPCHAT THE PERSON

CANTAKE A SCREENSHOT
• YOU RISK BEING SEEN AS SOMEONE YOU ARE NOT.
• YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO A
REAL PERS ON WHEN YOU ARE ONLINE.
• THE INTERNET BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER WHO WOULD
OTHERWISE NEVER MEET.

• REMEMBERTHIS SAYING WHEN SENDING AN EMAIL:

WOULD I SAY THIS TO THEPERSON’S FACE.
• YOU NEED TO BEHAVE THE SAME WAY WHEN YOU ARE
ONLINE THAT YOU do in real life.
• YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT YOU CAN GET CAUGHT
doing things you should not be doing online just like you
canin real life.
• YOU ARE STILL TALKING TO A REAL PERSON WITH
FEELINGS even thoughyou can’tsee them.
• ALWAYS TAKE A LOOK AROUND WHEN YOU ENTER A
NEW DOMAIN WHEN SURFING THE WEB.
• GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE DISCUSSION GROUP IS
ABOUT before you join it.
• REMEMBER PEOPLE HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO
BESIDES read your email. You are not the center of their
world.
• KEEP YOUR POST AND EMAILS TO MINIMUM BY SAYING
what you want to say.
• REMEMBEREVERYONEWON’TANSWER YOUR questions.
• BE POLITE AND PLEASANT TO EVERYONE.
• ALWAYS CHECK YOUR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR BEFORE
posting.
• KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AND MAKE SENSE
saying it.
• ASK QUESTIONS ONLINE
• SHARE WHATYOU KNOW ONLINE.
• POST THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ONLINE
BECAUSE SOMEONE MAY HAVE THE SAME QUESTION YOU
DO.
• NETIQUETTE DOES NOT FORGIVE FLAMING.
• NETIQUETTE DOES HOWEVER FORBID PEOPLE WHO ARE
FLAMING TO HURT DISCUSSION GROUPS BY PUTTING THE
groupdown
• DO NOT READ OTHERPEOPLE’S MAIL WITHOUT THEIR
permission.
• GOING THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE’S THINGS COULD COST
YOU, YOUR JOB OR YOU COULD EVEN GO TO JAIL.
• NOT RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE’S PRIVACY IS A BAD
netiquette
• DO NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE JUST
BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE OR POWER
THAN THEM.
• TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO TREAT
YOU IF THE ROLES WERE REVERSED.
• DO NOT POINTOUT MISTAKES TOPEOPLE ONLINE.

• Rememberthat you wereoncethe new kid on the block.

• YOU STILL NEED TO HAVE A GOOD MANNERS EVEN

THOUGH YOU ARE ONLINE AND CANNOT SEE THE PERSON
facetoface.