The Internet can both be a curse and a blessing.
This Mom Lost Her Child When She Made A Mistake On Facebook. Pay Attention!
#1
This mother learned the hard way that social networks and the Internet can be a blessing or, unfortunately a curse. This is a story that everyone should know. Read it and draw your own conclusions, but do it wisely, because it greatly affects the welfare of our children.
#2
If you're on Facebook and get a friend request from a stranger, please be cautious before you accept the request. If you don't know he/she at all, there really is no reason to be "Facebook friends". Even if the profile picture speaks to you somehow or actually looks nice...don't accept. This Mom did the opposite when accepted the request. She never imagined anything bad could happen. What could go wrong ?!
#3
After she accepted the request,she went on about her day normally, not even thinking about her new Facebook friend.She has more important things on her mind. Her child is starting school for the first time and she is one proud Mommy.Her baby is ready for her first big day and of course, she wants to post the most adorable pics on Facebook. In her captions she writes, "Unbelievable how big my sweetheart has become." Then, she even tags the school and uploads it on to Facebook.
#4
What then happens in is unimaginable! The stranger who she added to her friend list a few days ago, has saved the picture, uploaded online and sent it to hundreds of men around the world! He labels the photo "Youngblood, American girl. Not even 6 years old! Only 5,000 dollars!"
She doesn't even know this is happening, but the horror sets in when she went to pick up her child from school one day but they weren't there! In a panic, she looks everywhere and everyone who she passes she asks: Have you seen my daughter?
#5
What is now happening with the little one, happens more than you know. And all of this could have been avoided if she hadn't made this simple yet horrific mistake.
Please don't forget this message! Use your common sense along with a healthy dose of skepticism when dealing with strangers on the internet. Reject friend requests from strangers! More importantly, be careful about posting pictures of your children. A Pedophile loves a public profile. Don't share online photos of your children to everybody - limit your shares to just familty and friends. In real life, you wouldn't show everyone your private life, would you?
Always protect your profile! Be smart.
