What Are Signs That Your Child Might Be At Risk On-line? Part 2

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Your child receives phone calls from men you don't know or is making
calls, sometimes long distance, to numbers you don't recognize - While
talking to a child victim on-line is a thrill for a computer-sex
offender, it can be very cumbersome. Most want to talk to the children
on the telephone. They often engage in "phone sex" with the children
and often seek to set up an actual meeting for real sex. While a child
may be hesitant to give out his/her home phone number, the computer-
sex offenders will give out theirs. With Caller ID, they can readily
find out the child's phone number. Some computer-sex offenders have
even obtained toll-free 800 numbers, so that their potential victims
can call them without their parents finding out. Others will tell the
child to call collect. Both of these methods result in the computer-
sex offender being able to find out the child's phone number.

Your child receives mail, gifts, or packages from someone you don't
know - As part of the seduction process, it is common for offenders to
send letters, photographs, and all manner of gifts to their potential
victims. Computer-sex offenders have even sent plane tickets in order
for the child to travel across the country to meet them.

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