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Hello world! Come and see how you can help!
Helpful and informative Web site now allows Internet users to look up and keep track of online dating aliases, instant message handles or other user names of deceptive or dangerous persons
SEATTLE, WA. October 29, 2007 – BadScreenNames.com today announced the availability of their online forum for people of all background and ages to discuss topics related to fraudsters who use the Internet to find their victims. The explosive growth of the Internet has been spurred by the convenience and anonymity afforded to users which has led to a growing number of uncomfortable situations or crimes committed by people masquerading as someone they were not.
Stories range from the humorous to the dangerous. Many online daters have experienced the pains of meeting people who had misrepresented themselves on their profiles. Other experiences are much deadlier in the form of pedophiles or rapists luring unsuspecting victims through instant messaging chat programs.
All of these share one attribute in common: the inability to check the reputation of the person you were dealing with.
BadScreenNames.com is the destination for Internet users to enter reviews or warnings of persons, and also the place where web surfers can look up information or reviews on who they are interacting with. The new forums add another live dimension of interaction between concerned members who can trade stories, tips and warnings to benefit all users.
BadScreenNames.com offers the ability to enter or view feedback on:
-instant messaging chat program “screen names”
-online message board or forum user names
-online dating site profiles
-social networking site profiles
-online video sites
-online Game sites
“As a parent, this idea was born out of a real-life situation I faced,” says Ernest Villamor, founder of BadScreenNames.com. “One day my wife discovered our 9 year old daughter chatting through a online Game site RuneScape and instant messaging with a person who was pretending to be her age, when in fact it was someone who was much older 42 years old. The anger and fear we feel had to be felt by others in our situation, yet there wasn’t a single web site that was a source to warn or be warned of these persons.”
“We hope that parents, children, teenagers, single women, business people, and anyone wanting peace of mind when using the Internet to meet people will find valuable information on our site. The Internet shouldn’t be a place where we fear to go.”
About BadScreenNames.com
BadScreenNames.com is a web site where Internet users post and find reviews on people who use instant messaging or web chat, online forums and online dating web sites. Our goal is to shine a light on those who wish to deceive people through the anonymity of the Internet. Our mission is to make the Internet a safer place for all.
Visit us at www.BadScreenNames.com.
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December 8th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I can only imagine badscreennames being a benifit to many and may prevent more tragic events expierienced by the Meiers until the laws can catch up to the internet!. I want to say this is suburban madness at its absolute lowest when your neighbor is a psychotic mother. How can a human being reach such a low. The police report stated in the months leading up Meier’s daughter’s suicide, she (psychotic mother living across the street) instigated and monitored a ‘my space’ account which was created for the sole purpose of communicating with Meier’s daughter. (She) stated she, her daughter and (the temporary employee) all typed, read and monitored the communication between the fake male profile and Megan.
It turns out the psychotic mother owns a business, and the temp employee was an employee of hers. A woman created a fraudulent account to communicate with the 13 year old daughter of her neighbors in order to cause her maximum pain and distress. the woman in question had intimate knowledge of Megan’s character, her insecurities, her desire to be loved, her problems with depression and her history of being bullied at school. The fraud only came to an end when the woman instigator saw Megan being taken away by ambulance once she hung herself after the last message flickered across her screen. This is what an adult said to a child, under the guise of a cute boy;
“The world would be a better place without you.” The FBI and local police say there isn’t enough evidence to prove a crime was committed. What goes around comes around and those involved in this lowest form of human behavior will not avoid judgement day!
January 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Hi Guru, what made you want to write on orld! Come and see how you can help! | Predators? I was wondering, because I have been thinking about this since last Tuesday.