But before he was cleared of charges, "Julian Green, 45, was taken into custody...after police with a search warrant raided his house. He then spent a night in a police cell, nine days in Exeter prison and three months in a bail hostel. During this time, his ex- wife won custody of his seven year old daughter and possession of his house." (Source: ZDNet® UK/August 1, 2003)

When it comes to sexual exploitation of children, merely being accused of involvement can be enough to ruin a person's reputation.

And for all those who like to share files, it's been reported that Peer-To-Peer networks, including music site Kazaa® are currently being investigated in US for pornography swapping.

As these types of attacks increase, they're likely to expand from realm of pornography peddling and child exploitation into many other illegal activities.

Think about it:  a criminal anywhere in world could remotely (and without your knowledge) use your home or office computer for money laundering, extortion, pyramid scams...even terrorist network communications.  All traceable back to YOUR IP address.

An active and constantly updated virus program and personal firewall can give you some measure of protection. Being aware of dangers and taking steps to AVOID trouble before it's too late is other and equally important half of your defense.

There are two (free) things you can do right now to begin to protect yourself and your family from online scams like this one:

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Ignoring threat isn't an option any longer. Automated e-mail harvesters are stripping e-mail addresses from millions of web sites and ISP data bases this very minute...and this scam is just one among hundreds victimizing thousands of people everyday...

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