Warning Signs

Is Your Child Engaging in Online Crime? Be on the lookout for clues that your child is engaged in online crime.

Warning signs that your child may be engaged in illegal online activity include:

Your child uses the Internet excessively.

Your child is secretive about his or her online activities.

Your child turns off the computer or changes software applications when someone else enters the room.

Your child waits until other family members are asleep or away from home before going online.

Your child uses online accounts that you do not recognize or has multiple e-mail addresses.

You find software on the computer you did not purchase.

You find illegally obtained software on your computer.

You find credit card numbers on the computer that are not your own.

Your child has an eBay account when by law you must be 18 years of age to have one.

Your child receives unusual phone calls or packages or letters in the mail.