Umama Ophakathi Nendawo Uthola I-Ride by Chatting
Indoda uRomonda Meade yathandana nesithembiso sayo sokuthi i-elope nayo e-island island elishisayo lapho beyoshada khona emabhishi amhlophe njengoba ilanga likhanya emanzini amakhulu, ahlanzekile.
Kodwa, into kuphela ebalekela impilo yomama ongashadile oneminyaka engu-36 ubudala, ekugcineni kuyoba yiyo yonke imali yakhe nokulondeka ayekuphathele "uWalter."
UMeade, ogama lakhe liye lashintshwa ukuze livikele ubunikazi balo, kwakungenye yezigidi zabantu abavukela e-Inthanethi ngonyaka ngamunye befuna ukuthanda ubudlelwane nobuhlobo besikhathi eside. Njengabesifazane abaningi abangashadile, umama waseMidwestern onamabili futhi onakekela uyise okhulelwe wathola amathuba amaningi namathuba lapho kuhlangana nabantu abasebenzisa inthanethi.
Ukufaka i- Yahoo! Ikamelo lokuxoxa ngelinye ilanga ngemuva kokusebenza ebusuku ebusuku emsebenzini wakhe wokudayisa, wahlangana nendoda kuphela yombuso owayihlaba umxhwele kusukela ngesikhathi ekhuluma naye kuqala.
"Wayengumuntu ohlakaniphile kakhulu futhi wangibona njengoba engithandana kakhulu futhi enesithakazelo esikhulu kimi," kusho uMeade. "Ngangicabanga ukuthi kuhle kakhulu ukuthi angabi yiqiniso."
Ukuxoxa ebusuku ngobusuku be- Yahoo! Isigijimi kusukela ngo-Okthoba 2006 kuya kuFebhuwari 2007, uWalter, umqondisi wezemidlalo we-collar nomhlophe wezemidlalo, ophethwe yi-coalition, wabe eseyithatha iMeade yokuphambana ngokuhamba kwakhe.
Uthi: "Sifuna ukushada," esho, ephikisana nezinyembezi. "Kodwa-ke, wangitshela ukuthi ulahlekelwe umsebenzi wakhe, waqedwa, nokuthi wayenesidingo. Ngakho-ke, ngenza lokho engingayenzela noma yimuphi umuntu engangikutshalisile kulokho. Ngamnika imali. "
Ngemuva kokudlulisela imali engu-7 000 ku-akhawunti yasebhange yakwaWalter kusuka ku-akhawunti yakhe yokulondoloza, uMeade uthi ukuxoxisana kwakhe nendoda kwakungavamile, futhi ekugcineni, kuyeka ngokuphelele.
"Ngithathwe njengesiphukuphuku," kusho uMeade, "futhi ngangibuhlungu kakhulu."
I-Scam ye-Nigeriya ihambisa imiyalezo
Kodwa, ngenkathi uWalter ewile ezikhathini ezinzima, indoda yaseNigeria ezinkulungwane zamakhilomitha kude yayenza ukubulala njengengxenye yokusebenza kwabahlambalaza abahlose amadoda nabesifazane ukuba babe nobuhlobo bomshado kuphela ukuwashiya phezulu futhi owomile.
"Awusoze ucabanga ukuthi ungaba yisisulu kuze kube yilapho kwenzeka khona," kusho uMeade. "Kodwa, nabantu abaningi njengoba kutholakala kuyi-inthanethi, i-intanethi ivuthiwe nabantu laba bantu abanokukhubazeka abangakwazi ukusondela ohlelweni lwabo."
Unyaka ngamunye, izinkulungwane zamadoda nabesifazane zisebenzisa izinkundla zezingxoxo ze-intanethi nezinhlelo zokusebenza zokuthumela imiyalezo ukuze zihlangabezane nezinsuku ezingenzeka futhi mhlawumbe, abashadile abangaba khona. Kodwa, ngenkathi umuntu komunye umkhawulo womsebenzi wakho we-imeyli ungase ubonakale uvumelekile, ungatshela kanjani?
Enye yezinkomba ezinde kunazo zonke ngeposi ne-intanethi, i-Nigerian '419' yogaxekile (okuthiwa ngemuva kwesigaba sekhodi yaseNigeria ephathelene nezinhlelo zokukhwabanisa kwezezimali), kuthiwa umnikazi webhizinisi ocebile noma isikhulu sikahulumeni sidinga usizo lokudlulisela izigidi zamaRandi ngaphandle izwe lakhe ngokushintshaniswa nephesenti lemali yosizo lwakho. Ngemuva kokuvuma ukusiza, i-scammer ivame ukucela usizo lwakho ekunikezeni imali ukusiza ukuthi imali idluliselwe.
Namuhla, logaxekile uthuthele ekuthumeleni imibiko yezokuxhumana, lapho umsebenzi omusha uhilela khona izithombe ezingalungile kanye nemininingwane yamanga. Kucatshangwa ukuthi ukukhwabanisa, okwakungenani iminyaka engama-20, kubiza izisulu izigidi eziyizigidi zamaRandi ngonyaka.
UMeade wayengomunye walabo abahlukunyezwayo.
"Ngemva kokubika lesi sigameko kokubili komthetho kanye nesifundazwe, ngatshelwa ukuthi kungenzeka ngingalindele ukuphinde ngibone imali," esho. "Futhi, angizange ngikwenze."
Ukuzivikela
Ngesikhathi i-intanethi ingaba yindawo efanelekayo yokuhlangana nabangane abasha kanye nezithakazelo zothando, kungenzeka ukuthi abantu baqaphe lapho bethatha izimangalo kanye noxhumana nabo ngokubheka ubuso, ngokusho kwesikhungo se-Internet Crime Complaint Centre.
Ukubambisana kwe-FBI ne-National White Collar Crime Centre, okuphethwe ukuphenya nokulandelela izinkulungwane zezikhalazo unyaka ngamunye, kuphakamisa lokhu okulandelayo uma usebenzisana nabantu ngabanye noma amabhizinisi ku-intanethi:
- Ungalokothi uveze ulwazi lomuntu siqu lapho uxoxa kumithombo yezenhlalo noma kuhlelo lokusebenza lwemiyalezo
- Ungacabangi ukuthi umuntu noma inkampani isemthethweni ngokusekelwe ekubukeni kanye nobufakazi obunikezwa yibo
- Ungaphenduli izicelo ze-akhawunti yasebhange noma olunye ulwazi lwezezimali
- Qaphela abantu abathile abamele uhulumeni wangaphandle
- Uma ngabe isivumelwano sithandwa kakhulu ukuthi singabi yiqiniso, kungenzeka ukuthi
Uma ukholelwa ukuthi uyisisulu se-Internet, ubika isikhalazo kwisikhungo se-Internet Crime Complaint Centre kanye nomthetho wakho wendawo.
Qinisekisa ukuthi ugcina irekhodi lanoma yikuphi izingxoxo, ama-imeyili noma enye incwadi oyitholile njengobufakazi, njengoba izinhlangano zomthetho zingase zicele wonke amadokhumenti njengengxenye yophenyo lwabo.
Kubuyekezwe ngu-Christina Michelle Bailey 5/24/16