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Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« on: November 07, 2017, 09:47:12 am »
Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet and if so, what did you do?  How did you handle it?

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2017, 10:07:54 am »
No I have not and if I did I would probably ignore it.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2017, 12:33:08 pm »
Yes I have.  I saved their messages and any posts that made me feel uncomfortable and gave the information to the police. it would depend on the situation. mine was a online stalker. for less serious situations I  tell the stranger I don't feel comfortable with you contacting me on the internet. I don't know who you are. would appreciate you don't bother me again. on facebook when I had one I blocked them reported to the social network.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2017, 01:29:09 pm »
Yes, sometimes.  I block them.
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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2017, 03:12:47 pm »
Millions of times, the most memorable being a stranger that wanted to buy a domain name I owned and I sold it to him for $1,500 last January.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2017, 03:18:07 pm »
No, thankfully I have not but if it happened I would try and block them in some way or report to the police if I really felt it was a threat or uncomfortable position to be in.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2017, 03:41:19 pm »
I have, in Facebook. I juste ignored them. I also play words with friend and some guys want to talk and know things and when I ignore them they don't want to play.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2017, 05:57:21 pm »
I have been contacted many times. If they're being obscene or harassing me, I block them if I can, otherwise I ignore them.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2017, 07:37:03 pm »
No thankful and only accept invites on Facebook if a friend of mine is friends with them and want to play a game.  I figured I can always block them there if things get weird.  But so far no problems

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2017, 10:06:24 pm »
I have once on social media and I blocked them.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2017, 02:58:16 am »
Yes, when I was heavily involved in online dating. Some of the messages were sweet. Others, on the other hand, were questionable and cause for concern.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2017, 06:23:21 pm »
I'm getting them a lot of Facebook messenger as of late and I simply block them.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2017, 06:41:07 pm »
I am guessing that you aren't on any type of social media.  I would have thought that everyone has been contacted by a stranger on the internet.

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2017, 07:09:22 pm »
Strangers alwyas try via facebook and random calls.  Just need be careful

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Re: Have you ever been contacted by a stranger on the internet?
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2017, 05:16:33 am »
ALL the time! lol ... I'm a YouTuber and have a some what of a small fan base, so I am constantly getting emails and friend requests on Facebook. :)
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