Crime Prevention
Cyber Bullying
Cyber bullying is a problem that many kids and adults deal with on a daily basis. With the prevalance of computers, smart phones, and social networking sites, the issue of cyber bullying is more widespread than ever before.
Here are a list of resources for help or more information about cyber bullying:
Wired Safety - This site provides information and resources to all types of victims of cyber bullying - www.wiredsafety.org
Internet Super Heroes - Delivers smart, safe and responsible surfing messages to children, teens, schools and parents, online and offline. - www.internetsuperheroes.org
Parents Guide to Cyber Bullying: A quick reference for parents with tips on how to keep your child safe:
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/parents/guide.html
Educator’s Guide to Cyberbullying: Guide for educators that helps explains cyberbullying and ways to stop it. http://csriu.org/cyberbully/docs/cbcteducator.pdf
Bullying.org - This site is dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and preventing, resolving, and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
Here are a list of resources for help or more information about cyber bullying:
Wired Safety - This site provides information and resources to all types of victims of cyber bullying - www.wiredsafety.org
Internet Super Heroes - Delivers smart, safe and responsible surfing messages to children, teens, schools and parents, online and offline. - www.internetsuperheroes.org
Parents Guide to Cyber Bullying: A quick reference for parents with tips on how to keep your child safe:
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/parents/guide.html
Educator’s Guide to Cyberbullying: Guide for educators that helps explains cyberbullying and ways to stop it. http://csriu.org/cyberbully/docs/cbcteducator.pdf
Bullying.org - This site is dedicated to increasing the awareness of bullying and preventing, resolving, and eliminating bullying in society. www.bullying.org
E-mail Scams
E-mail scams are becoming more prevalant. Any message stating you've won a large sum of money, that someone is in dire need of your help, or requesting your personal or banking information is a scam. Scammers mass e-mail messages to people in an attempt to obtain their account numbers and PIN numbers. They're trying to steal your money, your identity, or both. Do not fall victim to their scams. If you don't know the person who sent you the message, don't open it. Always remember that if it sounds to good to be true, it probably is. Any promises of lottery money, prizes, or foreign accounts being transferred to you are absolutely fake.
Better Business Bureau E-mail Scam
There is an e-mail scam going around claiming to be from the Better Business Bureau. The e-mail uses the correct mailing address for the Better Business Bureau but the return e-mail address is a fake and clicking the link will corrupt your computer with a virus. Click the links below to see the actual scam message and to see the press release from the Better Business Bureau about the scam.
| bbb_scam_e-mail.pdf |
| bbb_scam_notice.pdf |
NACHA Scam
There is also an e-mail scam going around claiming to be from NACHA Electronic Payments Association. The e-mail is a scam to attempt to get your banking information from you. To the right is a pdf link of the actual e-mail scam being sent around that we frequently receive at the PD, and a link to the actual NACHA website that speaks about the scam.
http://www.nacha.org/c/Fraud-Phishing-Resources.cfm
http://www.nacha.org/c/Fraud-Phishing-Resources.cfm
| nacha_scam.pdf |
Actual E-mail Scam messages sent to PD
Not even the police division is immune to scammers. We get several scam e-mail messages a week. Take a look at a couple examples: