I'm being harassed. Is there anything I can do about this?
Question Posted Sunday October 2 2011, 4:59 pm
Someone in another country is harassing me and calling me names.
I've blocked him on everything possible but he is still finding ways to contact me. Is there any legal actions I can take if he doesn't live in America?
Help please.
VoiceofReason answered Monday October 10 2011, 12:56 am: Obviously cyber stalking laws, and that is what this is, cyber stalking, are different in every country. You can email his country's justice ministry and file a complaint and you are going to have to provide concrete evidence such as copies of his emails, etc in order for them to have cause to initiate an investigation. Most likely, though, nothing will come of that.
The only other thing you can do is ignore him. You keep taking the bait and so that keeps the sport going for him. If he starts making threats, though, then that is quite a different thing. Save all of his emails, evidence of his tracking you, etc and then report him.
You might also get an antivirus program such as AVAST, which is free, and download it and then run a scan to see if he might have uploaded anything to your computer that allows him to track your usage such as a keylogger program. [ VoiceofReason's advice column | Ask VoiceofReason A Question ]
xXxPuNki-PiXiExXx answered Thursday October 6 2011, 11:54 pm: I'm guessing it's online? Remake accounts for anything and do not give out any of your details. If you've given him your number, get a new number. Also make new email accounts and use those for websites as he may be using your current emails to find you. [ xXxPuNki-PiXiExXx's advice column | Ask xXxPuNki-PiXiExXx A Question ]
Xui answered Sunday October 2 2011, 11:24 pm: You didn't provide enough detail for me to give you proper advice.
How old are you? How old is he? How did he find you? How long have you known him? Where is from? ...... [ Xui's advice column | Ask Xui A Question ]
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