I am reporting a very serious issue. Not only is it common in
Whyville, it's happening on
other internet chat sites as well. People have been tricked into giving
their
password or something personal to someone they don't know or have been
manipulated into doing or talking about inappropriate subjects.
I did an experiment while I was
at the Whyville Beach. I told people to whisper if they wanted clams. I said, if you tell me your religion, I MIGHT give you clams. You have
to pay attention to words like 'might' because that doesn't mean that you are
going to get something. And if it is a stupid question
like I asked, then most people will give out their religion. I got about
twenty-five people to tell me their religion that day.
I changed the way I
was dressed and a week later I asked the same questions, except without the bribe
-- then
only five people gave me their religion. So many people each day fall into this
same trap, except they might give out a phone number or a password or something
like that. What should you do?
You should "911" report them if you are on Whyville. Or if
you're on another website, use their reporting tool instead. If they don't have a
reporting tool, you might want to leave that chat room and move to another
place. All
you Whyvillians be on the look-out for scammers who might want something from
you....
This is finest, signing out. Peace.
