Investigate caller online
Due to the massive increase in the numbers of people and families using broadband and multiple computers in the home it has been found that we expose our families to all kinds of scams and potentially unsavoury attention online if we are not careful. Internet chatrooms forums and social networking sites are effectively anonymous, or at least they can be until someone complains. The anonymity doesnt really exist, the ISP or host does know who you and everyone is, to a degree. But when on a chatroom we can reveal too much into to other people and have no idea what drives them to be there. So keep all your private information private, do not give out any real details beyond a first name or a nickname. Be careful if someone tries to give you a phone number, you can use the internet to run a background reverse lookup and see if they are who they say they are.
Tags: internet chatrooms, massive increase, multiple computers, social networking sites