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Staying safe online

Title: Staying safe online

Published: Wed, 22 Apr 2009

Description: The case of the Craigslist killer is calling more attention to Internet crime. We've all heard of scams with people trying to rip you off, but this case takes things to an entirely new level.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/morning/042209_Staying_safe_online

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" Case the Craig let's -- calling more attention Internet crime we heard M of people trying to rip you walk the take an entirely new level. Joining us computer for an expert from the Lawrence a group has -- her Robert to have it we appreciated very what do the women involved apparently suffering -- type of service and online but it required and meet -- they didn't know. We're not that he was. A more common and tell you this that the thing had happened at mark and not to go really does capital and it happens all the time I mean in partly we have the economy there -- level of desperation out there we're eating. Our home more or more of these types of crimes happening on me this one was reported because of murder but they're quite frankly many of these happening where it. On to blatant theft -- fraud that down. It's it's our -- preying on people they're basically the did -- collecting market they're going to be -- and the coming and being -- and have no problem. Exactly -- in the past we talked about you know don't give out personal information -- now -- to make sure that parents and adults and don't give out personal information it's really simple. Don't do -- if you are -- they're -- the Internet and on and get away with a nearly even a -- if you Internet at all. And -- please -- in this case that they're going to acted in absolutely I mean it just to debate evidence that the police have revealed. -- digital video camera from multiple locate in -- VIP. Infamy in the IT information to computers victims' computers. I don't dvds suspect's computer it. Many digital fingerprint and is very very difficult time not yet seen one get away with it. On. May want to -- or something legitimate for one thing whenever. No reason for them. Is not doing that if they follow -- are absolutely no absolutely legitimate fight -- legitimate or is on the fact is. This is no different than post in in any newspaper and not you have to use protocol in. It you'll lower selling in -- on and -- Minolta or knows next time you're telling a friend are meant to help you in case there's an IQ are selling something that requires a pick up or drop off whenever I do not go exactly exactly absolutely not do not alone is no need to give a big burly friend -- the that I. I don't know you know getting -- one thing. But once and be lacking but the way people ought to be aware of what's going on out there. And kind of grieving infamy that might be coming back from whoever whatever product and not absolutely I mean if too good to be here it. It never. But don't ever put Elton -- win. What what what would -- look at the -- dangerous situation. People may not -- to do something. But things -- not be doing."

" I mean you should not be at least be offering personal art is an and a private environment you're running you're going to get in trouble your unprotected. -- no control on there. If you're telling a physical product and and need to you don't come here your days -- even your your your out. Little knows you're there make sure that it daylight. Well let's not do that at at 9 o'clock in 92 and it done in time where there's a lot of people around. If you can grab a picture of the -- has -- individually Ellington that what if something happens later on you're able to. Two well excuse like --"

" At that point or people don't have to even more about scandal -- out -- per. -- These -- the worst economy that -- go to proper records he noted about."

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