Like stalking, cyberstalking involves harassment, threatening messages, or unwanted attention from someone who is using the Internet or other online avenues such as email, chat rooms, message boards, and discussion forums.  It can include frightening, sexual, or unwanted email, excessive junk email, online verbal abuse, strange posts on message boards or online guest books, sending online viruses, tracing a person’s compute or online activity, and/or identity theft. Many states have anti-cyberstalking and anti-harassment laws in place; in Massachusetts, stalking laws include prohibiting contact via email and the Internet.  Stalking is a felony and punishment includes imprisonment up to five years or a fine of up to $1,000.