Nov. 12, 2006 - Creepy Story
This is really creepy. Copy and paste this into your email and then send it to a bunch of people. That's how I got this. FYI- it's about computer safety
>>>> After tossing her books on the sofa, Shannon decided
>> to grab a snack
>>>> and get on-line . She logged on under her screen
>> name ByAngel213.
>>>> She checked her Buddy List and saw GoTo123 was on.
>> She sent him an
>>>> instant message:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: Hi. I'm glad you are on! I thought
>> someone was
>>>> following me home today. It was really weird!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: LOL You watch too much TV. Why would
>> someone be following
>>>> you? Don't you live in a safe neighborhood?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: Of course I do. LOL I guess it was my
>> imagination cuz '
>>>> I didn't see anybody when I looked out.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: Unless you gave your name out on-line.
>> You haven't done
>>>> that have you?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: Of course not. I'm not stupid you
>> know.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: Did you have a softball game after school
>> today?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: Yes and we won!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: That's great! Who did you play?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: We played the Hornets. LOL. Their
>> uniforms are so
>>>> gross! They look like bees. LOL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: What is your team called?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: We are the Canton Cats. We have tiger
>> paws on our
>>>> uniforms. They are really cool.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: Did you pitch?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ByAngel213: No I play second base. I got to go. My
>> homework has to
>>>> be done before my parents get home. I don't want
>> them mad at me.
>>>> Bye!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123: Catch you later. Bye Meanwhile......
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> GoTo123 went to the member menu and began to
>> search for her
>>>> profile. When it came up, he highlighted it and
>> printed it out. He
>>>> took out a pen and began to write down what he
>> knew about Angel so
>>>> far.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Her name: Shannon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Birthday: Jan. 3, 1985
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Age: 13
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> State where she lived: North Carolina
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hobbies: softball, chorus, skating and going to
>> the mall.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Besides this information, he knew she lived in
>> Canton because she
>>>> had just told him He knew she stayed by herself
>> until 6:30 p.m.
>>>> every afternoon until her parents came home from
>> work. He knew she
>>>> played softball on Thursday afternoons on the
>> school team, and the
>>>> team was named the Canton Cats. Her favorite
>> number 7 was printed
>>>> on her jersey. He knew she was in the eighth grade
>> at the Canton
>>>> Junior High School . She had told him all this in
>> the conversations
>>>> they had on- line. He had enough information to
>> find her now.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shannon didn't tell her parents about the incident
>> on the way home
>>>> from the ballpark that day. She didn't want them
>> to make a scene
>>>> and stop her from walking home from the softball
>> games. Parents
>>>> were always overreacting and hers were the worst.
>> It made her wish
>>>> she was not an only child. Maybe if she had
>> brothers and sisters,
>>>> her parents wouldn't be so overprotective.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> By Thursday, Shannon had forgotten about t he
>> footsteps following
>>>> her.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Her game was in full swing when suddenly she felt
>> someone staring
>>>> at her. It was then that the memory came back. She
>> glanced up from
>>>> her second base position to see a man watching her
>> closely.
>>>> he was leaning against the fence behind first base
>> and he smiled
>>>> when she looked at him. He didn't look scary and
>> she quickly
>>>> dismissed the sudden fear she had felt.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> After the game, he sat on a bleacher while she
>> talked to the coach.
>>>> She noticed his smile once again as she walked
>> past him. He nodded
>>>> and she smiled back. He noticed her name on the
>> back of her shirt.
>>>> He knew he had found her.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quietly, he walked a safe distance behind her. It
>> was only a few
>>>> blocks to Shannon's home, and once he saw where
>> she lived he
>>>> quickly returned to the park to get his car.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Now he had to wait. He decided to get a bite to
>> eat until the time
>>>> came to go to Shannon 's house. He drove to a fast
>> food restaurant
>>>> and sat there until time to make his move.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shannon was in her room later that evening when
>> she heard voices in
>>>> the living room.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> " Shannon , come here," her father called. He
>> sounded upset and she
>>>> couldn't imagine why. She went into the room to
>> see the man from
>>>> the ballpark sitting on the sofa.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Sit down," her father began, "this man has just
>> told us a most
>>>> interesting story about you."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shannon sat back. How could he tell her parents
>> anything? She had
>>>> never seen him before today!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Do you know who I am, Shannon ?" the man asked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "No," Shannon answered.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "I am a police officer and your online friend,
>> GoTo123."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Shannon was stunned. "That's impossible! GoTo is a
>> kid my age! He's
>>>> 14. And he lives in Michigan !"
>>>> The man smiled. "I know I told you all that, but
>> it wasn't true.
>>>> You see, Shannon , there are people on-line who
>> pretend to be kids;
>>>> I was one of them. But while others do it to
>> injure kids and hurt
>>>> them, I belong to a group of parents who do it to
>> protect kids from
>>>> predators. I came here to find you to teach you
>> how dangerous it is
>>>> to talk to people on-line. You told me enough
>> about yourself to
>>>> make it easy for me to find you. You name the
>> school you went to,
>>>> the name of your ball team and the position you
>> played. The number
>>>> and name on your jersey just made finding you a
>> breeze."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> shannon was stunned. "You mean you don't live in
>> Michigan ?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> He laughed. "No, I live in Raleigh . It made you
>> feel safe to think
>>>> I was so far away, didn't it?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> She nodded.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "I had a friend whose daughter was like you. Only
>> she wasn't as
>>>> lucky. The guy found her and murdered her while
>> she was home alone.
>>>> Kids are taught not to tell anyone when they are
>> alone, yet they do
>>>> it all the time on-line. The wrong people trick
>> you into giving out
>>>> inform ation a little here and there on-line.
>> Before you know it,
>>>> you have told them enough for them to find you
>> without even
>>>> realizing you have done it. I hope you've learned
>> a lesson from
>>>> this and won't do it again. Tell others about this
>> so they will be
>>>> safe too?"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "It's a promise!"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> That night Shannon and her Dad and Mom all knelt
>> down together and
>>>> thanked God for protecting Shannon from what could
>> have been a
>>>> tragic situation.
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