-Caveat Lector-
The following individual asked not to be identified, but she asked me to
forward this to anyone who does not bcc online... and to spread the word.
Please read this; it is not a joke, not an internet hoax, and not something
someone made up to get attention! This person is a member of an on-line
group that I belong to. Please pass this on after you have read it, and
please make sure you cut n paste this info before you forward it. This is a
valuable lesson in using the BCC feature.
Late one evening, while online, I received an IM from a gentleman who
said he knew me through mutual pals online. We chatted for an hour or so
before deciding to keep in touch, as we had so many things in common. I
eventually, after a week or so of knowing him, trusted him with my name
(first name) and phone number; after all, he knew my friends and I felt he
must have been ok if they all liked and knew him. He knew a lot about them,
he knew a lot about me, he knew a lot about a lot! He seemed like such a
nice person, a pleasant person, and someone whom I felt very comfortable
sharing my time online (and on the phone) with.
Most of the friends I had made on AOL knew me and I knew them, so I
felt quite safe with anyone whom they associated with. We all talked on a
regular basis, though we seldom went into chat rooms. One night, a friend
from our group of friends invited me to a chat room where several of the
friends had gathered and were chatting (it was an open chat in the members
category, romance) and we were all chatting when this gentleman popped into
the chat room. He popped in and then left quickly. He then blocked his
buddy list and sent me an IM.
I instantly became curoius as to why he was acting so suspicious.
Then, for the first time since I met and started chatting with him, I
mentioned him to one of the friends who were in the chat room.. one whom this
gentleman claimed assocation with. She was in total awe, she did not know
who he was! However, she had experienced the same thing as I had. Only
difference was, the guy who sent her an IM claimed to have known her from a
former friend online. Things were beginning to look really suspicious. The
more she and I chatted, the more suspicious it became.
It also became apparent that this guy knew none of us.
Suddenly, he dissapeared offline for a few days... then one day he
pops back in and sends me an IM saying that we need to talk. He called me at
my home and I was very upset, so I asked him how he really found me and why
he had felt the need to lie in the first place. This is where you all need
to pay attention: He told me that he spotted my screenname on a forward that
one of my friends sent to someone else. My screenname is what attracted him.
He then used the screenname of others on the list of forwards to acquaint
himself with me and various others from our clique of friends. He also used
the member directory to look up info about others on the list of forwards, so
not to look suspicious. He said he felt it was the only way he would have
the chance to get to know me, and the main attraction to me was "My
Screenname" because he thought it was "sexy!"
I was upset, needless to say, as I had trusted this man with my
personal info... such as phone number and name. He also knew where I lived
(thanks to the phone bill) and I was now his prey! A few days after having
last talked to this person and thinking that was the last of him, I received
a phone call at 4:am, it was this man telling me he was in town to see a
friend who lived 20 minutes from my house, and wanted to know if I would like
to meet him for coffee or breakfast. When I told him it was not such a good
idea, he became irate and hung up on me. I immediately called him back
(caller ID) and explained to him that my husband was back home (trying to
scare him) and to please not be so mad (in fear of him and what he might do).
His whole demeanor changed and a different person was on the other end of
that phone..not the man whom I had talked to online so many times (and seemed
so sweet and caring). He was very uneasy and angry towards me.
Telling him that my husband had returned and we were reconciling was
a lie, and I told him this to make him think I was not alone! Imagine the
feeling I felt in the pit of my stomach when he came back with the following
response: "You're a lying bitch, your husband is not there with you...you
are alone!" I hung up on him and immediately called the Broward County
Sheriff's office and told them what had happened. They sent an officer over
to take a report and said that was really all they could do for me at that
time. So, I packed a few belongings into my car, while the deputies waited
and drove to my sister's home for the night. I was in shock!
Fifteen or twenty minutes after I arrived at her home, I received a
phone call from this man again! He knew I called the Sheriff and reported
him, he knew where I was and he knew my sister and her husband's names!
People, let me tell you some-thing, this man had been stalking me for weeks
and I had no idea.!! I walked, ate, slept and breathed in constant fear
until he was finally arrested for stalking! Not for stalking me! Nope! For
stalking another lady who lived in Kendall, FL. This is what I was informed
of when I was contacted by Kendall Florida detectives (who was contacted by
Broward County) when it was discovered he was facing other various charges.
Meanwhile, I went on and filed charges against him in Broward County.
I wanted to share this with you all. And yes, it is all true.
Friends, when you forward things and you leave your friends names out in
plain view like that, you are putting THEM and YOURSELF in what could be
grave danger. I hope I have gotten this message across; as I have not even
begun to mention his assault (rape, using deadly force) charges the
detectives from Broward County and Kendall, FL uncovered on him while
investigating his prior history! Yes, he had been charged with raping a
Tifton, Ga lady whom he had met online also, and using the same technique he
used on me and my friend, he stalked her for weeks before finally getting up
the nerve to break in to her home (as she slept) and rape and beat her! He
was out on bond and his trial was pending all the while when he was online
and still trying to do the same thing to more women! People, please!!! Be
safe, be careful and BCC!!!! This is NOT a joke and NOT a hoax!!!
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