| Thousands of people around the world are | | | | was paid every month. I wasn't looking |
| becoming victims to these cyber crimes | | | | for handouts but just a job where I |
| like Phishing, Identity theft, and | | | | could work and pay my bills each month. |
| Nigerian scams but what happens after | | | | The jobs I did get would eventually be |
| these people become victims. When my | | | | lost because of all the time I had to |
| wife and I became victims of a Nigerian | | | | take off from work to appear in court. |
| scam with Identity theft wrapped into it | | | | We finally had to cop a plea for BS |
| very few if any offered us any type of | | | | because we couldn't afford to lose more |
| assistance. Victims of crimes like these | | | | jobs. |
| are being re victimized by local law | | | | Our local church, Calvary Baptist, did |
| enforcement, banks, and mortgage | | | | help with $50 for groceries but all |
| companies. The re victimization is after | | | | those agencies that are supposedly out |
| these people first become victims of one | | | | there to help with utilities and rent, |
| of these cyber crimes. It isn't the | | | | their help is pretty much non existent. |
| cyber crime that destroys these victims | | | | I've heard stories of victims who had |
| but instead it is because of the | | | | never ever been arrested before now |
| ignorance of local law enforcement. | | | | being incarcerated for these periods of |
| When my wife and I were arrested for | | | | time after they have become victims. You |
| criminal intent, at BSO 3 male officers | | | | would think that sites like Ebay, Yahoo, |
| strip searched my wife. You would think | | | | Google and BofA would educate their |
| that for strip searching a female they | | | | members by sending out an email to |
| would have female officers do this. Then | | | | everybody but these places say that it |
| for the next 3 years BSO prosecuted us | | | | is a liability issue and they just look |
| for criminal intent. No speedy trial or | | | | the other way. Even if you become a |
| anything. Their star witness against us | | | | victim on a site like Ebay they still |
| was a 3 time felon who agreed to give | | | | will offer no help whatsoever. |
| testimony against us in exchange for her | | | | My son, Jake, who makes good money from |
| not having to go to prison on an armed | | | | sites like MySpace has decided to try |
| robbery charge that was pending against | | | | and help some of the victims of these |
| her. | | | | cyber crimes. He is an affiliate for |
| Do you know how hard it is to get a job | | | | this software suite called BuddyPromoter |
| someplace when they do a background | | | | and he has shipped it free to a few |
| check and see that you are currently | | | | victims and has even given them |
| being prosecuted for Grand Theft? I, | | | | tutorials on how they can replace some |
| myself, was incarcerated for almost a | | | | of their lost income by utilizing sites |
| month because of this stuff. I would | | | | like MySpace. |
| have been there throughout Christmas but | | | | My wife, Karyn, is now a volunteer for |
| the judge decided to hear a few cases on | | | | this one site Fraudaid which helps |
| December 24th, postponing her Christmas | | | | victims of this cyber crime that is |
| leave. Of course, I did have to spend | | | | hitting so many people on the Internet |
| the next 2 months on house arrest. | | | | these days. I, myself, have even tried |
| Just to pay my bills I accepted work in | | | | to help some of these people but I have |
| construction one summer which is very | | | | found that a lot of people will not even |
| unusual for me because of my handicaps. | | | | acknowledge the help you have given them |
| I had to agree to low wages because of | | | | and this rubs me the wrong way. |
| all the illegal immigrants that usually | | | | In the end, who is there to help the |
| work these jobs for cheap. The only | | | | victims of the ever growing cyber crime |
| person that ever really offered us any | | | | that is victimizing people from all |
| help was my Mom who made sure our rent | | | | walks of life? |