PERSONAL SAFETY

 

The overwhelming majority of JUST ANOTHER CHANCE user are trustworthy and well-meaning.

With billions of human interactions, the incidence of violent crime related to JUST ANOTHER CHANCE is almost non-existent.

Millions of violent crimes occur in the U.S. each year: 10,000+ homicides, 600,000+ robberies, 5 million assaults.

Few, if any of these are JUSTANOTHER CHANCE related.

During your first email correspondence to each other, you should ask for either a picture or ask them to describe what took place during the first interaction or what clothing was worn that day to verify you are speaking with the right person.

Nevertheless, please take the same common-sense precautions online as you would offline.

When meeting someone for the first time, please remember to:

  • Insist on a public meeting place like a cafĂ©, bank, or shopping center.
  • Do not meet in a secluded place or invite strangers into your home.
  • Be especially careful buying/selling high value items.
  • Tell a friend or family member where you are going.
  • Take your cell phone along if you have one.
  • Consider having a friend accompany you.
  • Trust your instincts.

Taking these simple precautions helps make JUST ANOTHER CHANCE safer for everyone.

For more information about personal safety online, check out these resources:

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

http://getsafeonline.org

http://wiredsafety.org