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FBI!?!?!!! help please :( ?

  
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FBI!?!?!!! help please :( ?

Postby shaddoc98 » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:36 pm

someone sent me this

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation logged a record of this chat along with the IP addresses of the participants due to the potential violations of U.S law;; Reference # 2334453436. Your IP address is entered into our criminal database as well as the Child Service Protection Agency/ Please wait while memory ref code 90637895 is? entered into the database"

and im really scared. it was on facebook.
idk if it's fake or not, but i haven't abused any kids. o.o
i'm 13. is it fake to scare me or what? :(
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FBI!?!?!!! help please :( ?

Postby adaya » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:37 pm

someone sent me this

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation logged a record of this chat along with the IP addresses of the participants due to the potential violations of U.S law;; Reference # 2334453436. Your IP address is entered into our criminal database as well as the Child Service Protection Agency/ Please wait while memory ref code 90637895 is? entered into the database"

and im really scared. it was on facebook.
idk if it's fake or not, but i haven't abused any kids. o.o
i'm 13. is it fake to scare me or what? :(
It's a prank, it's not real. Do not worry, the FBI is not coming to knock your door down.
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FBI!?!?!!! help please :( ?

Postby darce » Thu Jul 26, 2012 2:38 pm

It's probably fake. The FBI doesn't notify people that they are onto them. Scare tactic, maybe, but unlikely. Think about it. If you were law enforcement, would you tell somebody that they were a person of interest over the internet? The person might flee no matter the age. I highly suspect that someone is messing with you. See if it happens again.

If it is a fake, the person or persons are in real trouble because they impersonated a federal agent or used a computer to do so. That's a felony at least.

If it's for real, don't fret. You didn't do anything wrong from your description.

The reason I think it's fake is that I've yet to meet someone that was given such a notice. You never know, but it may be something of volatile content on your facebook. If you're really worried, do the research. Call the FBI and ask them. It's better to put your best foot forward than sit there and worry about it. That way, you know exactly what the deal is. A simple phone call, done.

If you can't do that for whatever reason, keep a record of any transaction. You should know that anyone can send an email or other transaction that looks like it came from somebody else. As an example, if I wanted to, I could send you an email that looked like it came from Saddam Hussein even though he's long dead.
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