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The Question
Okay, so I know it was stupid for me to even be talking to this guy on Kik. I know it's dangerous to talk to people you don't know but here is my situation.
I was talking with this guy on kik for awhile (maybe close to a year)I was 18 when I started talking to him and now I'm 19.
I never sent him any picutes or anything like that. Actually I even gave him a complete fake name and I also lied about what my race was because when I started talking to him I thought I'd rather be safe and not give my real information out this guy.
I didn't want to talk to him anymore because I just kind of had enough. I came to realize he has anger issues and would get angry over stupid stuff and just seemed controlling. We did have conversations that were not the most appropriate but I never sent him anything myself. All he ever got were texts on kik.
Well I started to not respond much and he got annoyed and said "just block me" and whatever so I did...then he messaged me with a new account telling me to unblock him because he wanted to talk to me. I didn't say I would or not I just responded back with "well you are the one that told me to block you" and he said "just do what I tell you" well I didn't. I just ignored it.
Then he messages me more saying he is going to track me down and that he is going to track my IP address and that he has all the information he needs to find me and that he won't give up. Said he is looking for me and will find me and he's angry.
He is 29 and lives in a different country.
I want to know if he can actually track me down. He knows what city I live in but I lied about my name and race and never sent him any pictures. I have described to him what I look like though and my username for kik isn't something I use for anything else
I just want to know if it's possible for him to find me and how likely it is that he could find me because I'm a little worried about it.
The Answer
It's extremely unlikely - very nearly impossible - that he could find you. With only the IP addresses you've used when using Kik (because, you'll have used many over the weeks and months, not just one) he can't track you down with much precision at all. He would need much more information than that.
From now on, just block him the very moment he contacts you. Don't engage with him at all. It's likely that he is a just a controlling bully, with no ability find you and no intention on traveling to your country. That is the most likely situation.
Really, don't talk to people on these instant messaging apps unless you know them in real life. It's just a good general rule.
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