have you heard this story?

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a new> > THIS HOLDS TRUE FOR YOUNG BOYS ALSO!
> >
> > EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ ALL OF THIS and HAVE YOUR
CHILDREN
READ
> >IT TOO!
> >
> > 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 ballpark that day. She didn't want them to make a
scene and
> >stop her from walking home from the softball games. Parents were
always
> >overreacting 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 sudden 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 injure 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. You named 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!"
> >
> > That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt down
together
> >and thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could have been a
tragic
> >situation.
> >
> > *****NOW*****
> >
> >
> > Please send this to as many people as you can to teach
them
> >not to give any information about them
> > selves. 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.
> >
story to share with your kids - scary but please pass it on

Answer 1

It's one of many versions and that's why above all eles you need to monitor kids online as much as you do everythign eles you watch them do. I tricked my best friend into meeting "me" at a night club once her parents took the computer after that. Sad but true some people are just sick

Answer 2

I don't really understand where all the fear is coming from. The Mayans Calendar, which is not predicting the end of the world in 2012, but the start of a new era on December 21st, 2012. The year 2012 marks the end of the "Great Cycle." When it came to mathematics, time and calendars, the Maya were geniuses. Believing that time repeated itself in cycles. Many ancient civilization had predicted apocalypse over thousands of years, from the Book of I Ching to Nostradamus, and the Native Indians to even the Holy Bible all predicted that the world will come to an end. However, we as humankind are still around today waiting for that "doomsday" to happen. All predictions are open for different interpretations, and every few years some lunatic is going to flip through some old pre-historic predictions and exaggerate it based on his/her own interpretations. Once your mind starts to persuade you into thinking that apocalypse is going to happen, you would honestly start to believe that it is really coming.

Answer 3

Or she could have had her team's photo posted in the local newspaper with names underneath the photo...proud parents love to clip those photos out and post them on the fridge, dance recital photos, scout photos, school play photos all with the kid's name on them...And guess what? All anyone has to do is take the newspaper article to the local newspaper office and ask about the child...then all they have to do is go to the local library and look up all of the residential properties in that town and find the exact address for that child's last name...This has been going on since BEFORE the internet.

Answer 4

This is sad but so true. You don't know who you are talking to on the internet. People are so gullible and believes what people say on the net (even adults). People should be very careful and not give out any information about themselves.

go to http://www.cybertipline.com and report online predators..

Thanks for getting this info out there...

Answer 5

wow if this is a true story then its pretty crazy how it wasnt some strange guy tryin to get in her pants.. i was gettin scared half way through the story. i mean its pretty crazy how so many young girls today believe that they are talking to kids their age when they could possibly be a predator. Im only 17 and i still delete unknown people when they add me and it happens to me a lot..if i dunt know them in person i delete and block them from my msn. A few times its happened that ppl add me that i dont know and i get scared because i dont know who they are and what they might do.. Thankz a lot for your story..pretty amazing!!

Answer 6

I'm pretty sure that police officer could have approached her in a less scary way, just to let you know.
And I found that story a bit ridiculous. o___o
See?! Online kids like me don't really care about this stuff, we just wanna go online and talk to people, because adults somehow seem to think that we're giving out every detail of our lives to people when we really aren't.

Answer 7

Good on you for sharing this. Now lets hope all you on line kids pay attention.

Answer 8

that was awsome i think everyone should share this with
their children and adults it goes to show how something that seems so innocent can turn deadly. thank you for sharing this!!!! i think everyone who reads this will come away with a message/warning!!!

Answer 9

Not only was that really long, but it belongs in e-mail.

I'm sure everyone has read it.

This isn't the place to post things like that.

Answer 10

mine thankfully are 7 but will keep in mind when the time comes