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out of his mouth.
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or incidents on the Internet is avail-
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However, the ADL has seen an
increase in this type of message.
"We see it in chat rooms that peo-
ple are trolling around looking for
supporters," he said. "A lot of times
it's even more surreptitious. They will
go into legitimate chat groups, insert
inflammatory statements, either to
flame people or look for supporters."
The ADL, working along with the
FBI, was able to trace the threats
received by the Goniks to the
Netherlands. However, they were
unable to determine the specific source.
"The person was very sophisticat-
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Tracing the message was further
complicated because the Gonik family
had deleted the ICQ software.
The ADL recommends that chil-
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rooms. Internet users who receive
threats of any sort should save the
messages and remember the situation
in which they were received.
"In addition to the message you see,
there are also code words you don't see,
or don't understand," Cohen said.
These codes help law enforcement
go back to the software provider.
After more than a year of investiga-
tion, the ADL determined the mes-
sages Bradley Gonik received posed no
real threat because the senders had no
idea of the family's identity or address
and, after the initial flurry of threats,
the messages were not repeated.
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