Craigslist Dangers:
How To Protect Yourself from Online Crime

Crime-Safety-Security.com Newsletter

A few examples of online networking sites:

A college football player was arrested for luring and robbing victims on Craigslist.

Police arrested 104 men for patronizing a prostitute on Craigslist.

Two Chicago men were arrested for offering sex with underage female prostitutes on Craigslist.

A 19-year-old woman pleads guilty to advertising underage prostitutes on Craigslist.

A 26-year-old man was arrested on charges of sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl. He was also soliciting other kids through MySpace.

See Cyber Stalking, Internet Safety for Kids, and Child Safety - Internet.

To get a good idea of how criminal predators think and what tricks, traps, and lures they use on their prey, see Criminal Minds Overview

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