Florida Attorney General's CyberCrime Unit

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Have you been solicited online?

If you believe you have been inappropriately solicited online or find yourself in a situation that makes you uncomfortable, you should report it! There are different ways you can do this:

• Tell your parent or parents.

• Tell a trusted adult. This could be a friend, a teacher, a scout leader, a leader in your community, a coach, a member of law enforcement or a religious leader.

• Tell one of the Advocates or volunteers giving the Attorney General’s CyberSafety presentation at your school.

• Report the incident at the Attorney General’s anonymous tip line found at his SafeFlorida Website.

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Is Your Friend in Cyber Danger?

Has he or she been acting differently lately? Do you suspect something is wrong? It could be that someone they have met online is “grooming” them and they don’t realize what is happening. Here are some of the things you should look out for:

• Does your friend spend an unusual amount of time online chatting?

• Has your friend stopped hanging out with you after school and on weekends?

• Does your friend get anxious or upset if he or she is not able to get to a computer to chat or check e-mail?

• Have you noticed a change in your friend’s personality?

• Is your friend isolating him or herself from their friends and family?

• Does your friend have a sudden influx of cash?

• Is your friend getting gifts through the mail?

• Is your friend exhausted because of being online all night?

• Does your friend use a pre-paid phone card to make calls to that “special someone”?

• Is your friend too attached to the cell phone or afraid to miss a call?

• Ask the same questions of yourself. Are you getting groomed?

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CyberSafety Presentation Stats:

Since September 2007, 400,000 middle and high school students have viewed the CyberSafety presentation! Please help us make this number grow by encouraging your school to sign up for a presentation. If your school has already done so, your principal can schedule more presentations at any time. Each school year brings in new students! Just have him or her click the schoolhouse below!

2008/2009 School Year Stats:

300,370* students have received the presentation.

8,782* students have reported victimization.

*Stats as of 7/20/2009

2007/2008 School Year Stats:

138,684 students received the presentation.

7,334 students reported victimization.

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