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online harassment
How do you report somebody from AIM?
and can the police trace screen names?
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So basically, with AIM, you join at your own risk. Police can probably trace a screen name through an IP adress and some other high tech things but they wouldn't spend time on that.
I would just block the person and if they continue to make screen names to talk to you then make a new screen name and only tell the people on your friends the new one instead of putting it in your profile.
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No, police cannot trace screen names directly.
What police use to trace someone is IP address. Im sure you've heard of the chat sites that exist on the web. The way they catch online predators, is when you log into a website the site takes a log of your IP address, basically your location on the internet. With an IP address police can find out from your internet service provider the street address that the connection came from.
With aim, however the connection is directly computer to computer. And the connection can change locations (signing on to various computers with a screen name) so the only way police can trace someone is if they are actually on one of the computers that is party to the convo (like they sign on to your screen name themselves) and have some specialized software to crack aim for an IP (aim hides IPs by default to protect users).
If you have a problem on aim, block the person. The function exists for a reason. Police do not care about you being harrassed. They only care in situations where they can actually get a conviction with minimal effort because convictions look good on a policeman's resume.
Block the person. Get a new screen name. It is entirely possible to solve this yourself, dont go looking to the police for help. They arent here to help you. They are here to make money and earn prestige by putting people in jail, and screen name harassment isnt going to do that for them.
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Yes the police can track screenames. Tell your parents. If you are getting harrased online, the cops are trying to get these crazy people in jail, so most likely they will do something about it.
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I'm not exactly sure, but I know that you should print out the conversations RIGHT FROM THE WINDOW (File:Print) and make sure the timestamp is viewable.(F2)
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you should just call your local authorities and offer your mom up if they will go and arrest them!!
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