Posts Tagged ‘report’

MISSING IN OHIO: Fiance Katelyn Markham, Reward Increased to $20,000

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

katelyn  markhamThe Fairfield Police say Katelyn Markham, 22, vanished on Aug. 14. Her fiancé, John Carter called 911 to report her missing. She hasn’t been seen since. Police Chief Mike Dickey says at this point, there is no evidence of foul play, but they are not ruling it out. Katelyn is a hardworking student who has two jobs and attends classes. Chief Dickey says she’s known her fiancé since they were kids and have been enganged for the last year.

Although numerous ground searches conducted by the police department and volunteers have taken place, none have yielded new clues. Investigators say Katelyn left behind her personal belongings, including her dog, cell phone and vehicle. Electronic billboards with information about Katelyn are up around Ohio and Kentucky displaying information about her and where to call if someone has any information.

Katelyn stands 5’3” and weighs 130 pounds. She has green eyes, brown hair with blonde highlights. Chief Dickey says her biological parents are split up and she was adopted by another family.

There is a $20,000 reward being offered for information on this case. If you know anything, please contact the Fairfield police: (513) 867-6030

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CYBERTIPLINE: Report Child Pornography to The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children

Monday, August 29th, 2011

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According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, people who have legitimate access to children are some of the cybersame individuals who are producing child pornography. It is a federal crime to have child porn in your possession. The Cyber Tipline was created to report these types of crimes against children. You can call the tip center with information on people who manufacture, distribute or have child pornography in their possession or if you receive images in your e-mail.

If you know of children who are being recruited for these disgusting acts, please report that to the tip line as well.

It is also a federal crime to send obscene material to any child under the age of 16. Take a look at the helpful information under the Cyber Tipline to understand more about protecting the youth.

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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM “SCAREWARE”

Monday, July 12th, 2010

SCAREWARE11UntitledThe FBI recently released a new report on “Scareware” and how it preys on innocent computer users and tricks them into purchasing fake antivirus software.  Sadly, it’s common for cyber criminals inside and outside the United States to create “botnets.”  It’s basically a large network of computers under  the control of criminals used to take advantage of your computer.  When users click on the fake ads they are directed to other sites controlled by the criminals, which in turn will steal information. 

The FBI says in May 2010, three suspects were charged in Illinois with one of these fake scams that affected users in 60 other countries to purchase fake software worth more than $100 million. “Two of the defendants, including an American, are accused of running an overseas company that claimed to sell antivirus and computer performance/repair software over the Internet. A third man operated the company’s Cincinnati call center, which was responsible for technical and billing support to its customers (but in reality deflected complaints from consumers who realized the software didn’t work).” The elaborate scam would take money off credit cards and deposit it into bank accounts for the defendants. 

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