In a neighborhood in South Dakota, a mom and her three kids lived in a nice neighborhood.  Because she was a widow, the community was very helpful and supportive of her when she moved in.  They would bring her homemade meals, desserts and even offer to baby sit while she found a new job.  Of course, this woman was very happy about the support and such that she received.  The man who lived next door would often come out and talk to her over the fence.  She enjoyed gardening, so she would weed the garden and plant seeds while they chatted.  The woman noticed that her daughter enjoyed talking to the man as well.  Several times she watched the man laughing at her daughter's 8 year old jokes over the fence.  For some unknown reason, it made the hair on the back of her neck stand up.

After a couple more times of watching her daughter talk to this man over the fence, the mother informed her daughter that she was not to stand outside and speak to the man anymore.  When her daughter asked why, she didn't have a reply.  In fact, she even asked herself what made her feel so strange about the man talking to her daughter.  He had been nothing but nice and probably just felt sorry for the little ones losing their dad the way they did.  Without trying to alarm her daughter, the mom simply told her that it wasn't polite to hold the man up all day, chatting and bothering him.  

Searching on the web one day, the mother came across a website called www.SearchPublicRecords.org.  The explanation of the site piqued the mother's interest and she had a thought.  Knowing the next door neighbor's name, she decided to check him out.  Because the website said that you could information on someone just by knowing their name, the mother decided to satisfy her curiosity.  She typed in the name and within seconds she was directed to a page full of information on this very 'nice' man.  In fact, she received his local and national criminal and civil records, his phone number, his address, and his arrest records.  It turns out that a few years ago; this man was convicted of touching a child under the age of 8 for sexual purposes.  The mother was absolutely horrified.  She could not believe what she was reading and that no one had told her anything.  

Deciding it must be a mistake, she checked the local sex offender list and sure enough, he was there.  The mother alerted the police that the man had been speaking with her daughter, and decided to move.  She was so thankful that the website had been there and that she had been feeling strangely about him.  Without those two things, she didn't want to think about what might have eventually happened.  If you are suspicious about someone, please do what this mother did and check it out.  You never know what kind of tragedy you can prevent.

There is something very frightening going on that most parents don't know about.  While most people do realize that there are internet predators, they really don't understand how many and what kind of organized groups they hang out in.  The fact is that there are pedophiles and sex offenders all over the internet.  Many of these sex offenders and pedophiles are very proud of their actions and thoughts; in fact, there are groups of these offenders trying to change laws in order to be able to indulge their sexual desires.  Most of them are convicted criminals and travel in circles of other convicted criminals – doing what?  They are looking for vulnerable children online.  This is a terrifying thought, isn't it?  As parents, you need to be very proactive to keep your children safe.  Here are some important tips to keep your kids safe online.

•    Do not allow your children to post pictures of themselves online.  Do not post pictures of your children on any social networking sites.  Predators have been known to take pictures from online albums and post them on pedophile websites.  

•    Pay very close attention to the people that your children communicate with online.  Many pedophiles and sex offenders try and lure children into conversation.  According to many experts, pedophiles will speak to a child or adolescent for weeks or months before trying to set up a meeting with them.

•    Should you find a suspicious person is e-mailing, chatting or instant messaging your teenager or child, you should find out who it is.  There are some very easy ways to do this.

The first thing you should do is visit one of the websites that allow you to perform an instant background check on someone – even with just their e-mail address.  One of these websites is www.reverserecords.org.  With this website, you can enter an e-mail address and find out if that person has ever been convicted of any sort of crime.  You will also find out their name, address and phone number along with local and nationwide arrest and conviction information.  This will tell you if you should be worried about this person that your child is speaking to.  Obviously, if it is an adult, you should be nervous.  There is no reason for an adult to chat, message or e-mail a child that they have met online.  

Should you find that the person you are searching has been convicted of a crime, especially a sex offender crime; you should report them to your local police as well as your FBI immediately.  A large percentage of sex offenders will commit another crime, talk to another child, view pictures of children online and many more horrifying things.  Reporting these people to the proper law authorities is imperative.  They are violating the law if they are talking to your child.  Check them out.  Find out who they really are with the method explained above.  Make sure your child is safe.  Unfortunately, a parent cannot be too careful if they want to keep their children safe from harm.

No one wants their marriage to fail.  If they didn't want it to last forever, they wouldn't have gotten married in the first place, right?  Well, many times things happen that we aren't able to control and sometimes, affairs happen as well.  We all know this, so when we see suspicious behavior from our spouses, it can really make us wonder what in the world is going on.  Maybe your spouse has stayed out later, perhaps they have ducked out of the room soon after a call came through on their cell, or maybe you found a number that had no name attached to it.  Here are a few tips on what to do next.

If you have the number or if you have checked your spouse's cell phone and found strange numbers with no name attached, you can find out exactly who they are.  There are many websites where you can enter a number, even a cell phone number and get loads of information back.  So, get the number and visit a site like www.reversemobile.com.  You will be able to enter the phone number into the text box and submit it.  Once you have done that, you will receive access to their full name, home address, marriage information such as a certificate, arrest information, court records and much more.  

This is a great idea because you are able to find out who the number belongs to without confronting your spouse and allowing him or her to know that you have been suspicious.  If they have done nothing wrong, but find out you've been snooping through their cell phone, it could be you who is in trouble!  You can maintain that trust unless you find out that something fishy is going on in your relationship.  Another benefit to this is that it could be something completely innocent.  You don't want your spouse to know that you've been suspecting him or her of cheating and they've been calling a work buddy or even worse – they have been orchestrating a surprise for you.

However, should you find out that your spouse has been calling someone that they shouldn’t; you will have the proof so they will find it very hard to try and deny.  You can pursue that any way you choose, whether you wan to call this number and let them know just how you feel, or if you want to wait and ask your spouse what has been going on behind your back.  Finding out that your spouse has been calling a strange number, staying out very late or working late in combination with other signs can be terrible.  You will feel betrayed, angry, sad and much more.  With the websites like this that allow you to find out the truth, you don't just have to wonder who the number belongs to.  You can find out once and for all.

The internet is amazing; there's no doubt about that.  It gives us the power to reach out and instantly communicate with someone half a world away.  We are able to make great friends from places all over the world, from your hometown, to many continents away.  However, another thing the internet brings us is anonymity.  Someone can talk to you and give you the impression that they are one person when in reality they are someone totally different.

You can easily be lied to and scammed online without much trouble.  You might think that you have made a great friend, and in reality you could be talking to someone who is looking to scam you.  Worse, you might be talking to someone who is dangerous.  The truth is that this happens to good people every single day.  Scammed and tricked by people who they thought were their friends.  Unfortunately it's easy for these people to scam you because they think that there is no way you'll ever be able to find out who they are.  However, you can.  By simply visiting a criminal records site, you can type in a very small amount of information and find out who you are really talking to.  

Even if the person you are communicating with online isn't using their real name, you can put in their e-mail address and find out who it belongs to.  You can also be privy to information such as their court records, criminal and civil records, warrants, address, and much more.  This is one of the best ways to ensure that you are not tricked or scammed by someone online.  You should never give out any information that con-artists could use to compromise your identity or funds.  This includes banking information, credit card numbers, social security numbers or other personal information.

This is especially true if you take advantage of online dating sites.  While they are a great way to meet new people and find someone who is right for you, they are also a big attraction for scam artists.  Many people have thought they had found the right person for them and communicated with this person for quite some time, only to be tricked.  These people use the power of emotion and then blind side you with one scam or another.  In fact, there are entire sites devoted to letting you know who the scammers are and what they look like; even examples of the letters they will send to you.  The truth is that while this is helpful, they certainly can't get them all.  Men and women all over the world have been scammed by people who were supposed to be their friends.  If you want to be sure that the person you are talking to has never been arrested or accused for scams or anything else, simply visit one of the sites available and enter in their name or e-mail address.  These days, it pays to protect yourself.