Its important to know that scams can happen not only on the Internet, but in the mailbox, as well.

Thats the thing about the Internet. You can put a lot of distance between yourself and the person youre trying to rip off.

The Internet has brought businesses from all around the world in touch with consumers from all around the world. So it has expanded how people can do business. You don't have to buy everything in your hometown anymore.

I fear for the world the Internet is creating. Before the advent of the web, if you wanted to sustain a belief in far-fetched ideas, you had to go out into the desert, or live on a compound in the mountains, or move from one badly furnished room to another in a series of safe houses. Physical reality—the discomfort and difficulty of abandoning one’s normal life—put a natural break on the formation of cults, separatist colonies, underground groups, apocalyptic churches, and extreme political parties.

But now, without leaving home, from the comfort of your easy chair, you can divorce yourself from the consensus on what constitutes “truth.” Each person can live in a private thought bubble, reading only those websites that reinforce his or her desired beliefs, joining only those online groups that give sustenance when the believer’s courage flags.

It would be really hard to let it all go. It would be really hard. We have a lot of memories tied up there. My mother dearly loved the area.

He just loved it,