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ARE THEY REALLY WHO THEY CLAIM TO BE?

SAN DIEGO, CA – Pamela F., a 54-year-old divorcee in Long Beach, CA, found out the hard way that things are not always as they seem. She lost her heart--and $30,000--to a man who claimed to be a screenwriter but who turned out to be a convicted con artist, artfully wooing her in cyberspace from state prison. In Milwaukee, WI, Scott J. met the girl of his dreams online, flew to New York to see her, then suffered an eye-opening shock. "She told me she was 33; but she was really 47 and she forgot to mention that she was still married. I was so disappointed," he lamented. P.S.-- he was also out $649. in airfare, plus. These two scenarios are typical of an age-old problem that has become all too commonplace in our digital age. "Liar, Liar" is a recurring refrain; but often the truth comes too late. In Detroit, MI, police found the battered body of a young French woman who had flown to the USA for a romantic weekend with her American cyber-Casanova.

  As we enter the new millennium the Internet is evolving into a major meeting ground, one that affords us access to people all over the world and draws us daily into online relationships with individuals we have not yet met. The concerns—and dangers—of meeting others in this manner are rising exponentially. So it is no surprise that one new website has already clicked with hundreds of thousands of netizens: WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com.

Playing it Safe Online

WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com is a professional service designed to verify if persons are who they purport to be. Are they married? How old are they? Have they ever used an alias? Do they own property? Do they have any bankruptcies, liens or judgments against them? Finding the answers to such questions is all in a day’s work for these professional web sleuths—or is it snoops?

  The brainchild of Southern California attorney Linda Alexander, WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com is an online company that provides comprehensive background checks and criminal record searches. According to Alexander, the website has had over 1.5 million hits in the last year, as many as 15,000 in one hour. People are swarming to use this service to check out their online loves, dates and potential mates. But though Alexander reports that the mainstay of inquiries involve cyber-romance, she says that many seek facts about potential employees, business partners, nannies, in-home health care workers and tenants--to find out if they are really who they say they are. The cost of the service provided by WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com range from $39 to $75.

  In addition to online safety tips, Alexander launched a new section to the website on January 1, 2000, called Internet Horror Stories. These will warn of many dangerous situations that have happened to others who have met online. Readers wishing to contribute an online story may do so at horrorstories@WhoisHe.Com. The site will also post success stories and those can be submitted to success@WhoisHe.Com.

  The service also assists in tracing lost loves, friends, estranged family members and old army buddies. Alexander says she is constantly amazed that everyday brings new reasons why people are using the service. "The concern for people meeting others in cyberspace is to be smart and safe: to be in control of their future. To know what they are getting into before they invest their heart, money, or their life," she sums up. "Information is the key."

  The site’s motto says it all… "when in doubt, check them out"….

  The website can be accessed at http://WhoisHe.Com and at http://WhoisShe.Com and questions can be sent to Admin@WhoisHe.Com or call Linda Alexander, Esq. at 760-631-7740.

CONTACT: Linda Alexander, Esq. WhoisHe.Com/ WhoisShe.Com
Phone: 760-806-4377   818-703-7710   Fax : 603-590-2177
E-Mail: CheckHimOut@WhoisHe.Com