29. January 2009 by admin.

According to the 2007 Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report, 206,884 complaints were filed online for an estimated $239 million loss. However, keep in mind that experts (for once) agree that only 1 in 7 cyber-crimes are reported to the authorities or to sites such as IC3. The accurate cyber-crime figures, then, are roughly seven times higher.

Source: govtech.com

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20. January 2009 by admin.

The Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) has a great web site located at http://www.iyi.org

According to Indiana Youth Institute’s (IYI) mission statement:

“The Indiana Youth Institute promotes the healthy development of children and
youth by serving the institutions and people of Indiana who work on their behalf. ”

The nationally recognized IYI has been proudly serving Indiana’s youth since 1988 focusing on training, research, and youth resource development and is known as Indiana’s premiere resource for youth workers.

Snapshot of children data by county

Checkout Gibson County 

Source: Indiana Youth Institute

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18. January 2009 by admin.

“His troubles began in July 2007. He said he got an e-mail from someone claiming to be a lawyer with a client named David Rempel who died in a 2005 bomb attack in London, England, and left behind $12.8 million.”

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Source: The Windsor Star

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17. January 2009 by admin.

Computer forensics helped solve robberies involving Craigslist in Durham, NC.
Police were able to track an e-mal address used in a Craigslist listing to the suspect’s computer.

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Craigslist safety tips

Source: WRAL.com

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