In radical cases, someone can actually fall in love with the person that they are talking to. But the person on the other side is not who they seem. The people in the chat rooms, web sites, and such think these are victimless crimes. But there are victims, that fact is very real. People care for people by nature, and when the degradation of the borders for this type of thing continues, only more hurt can occur.
Technology is about enabling people to do more.
Communication to the world. I can talk to someone in Europe as easy as I can talk to someone next door. The potential for abuse of technology is very relevant. We need to remember the people who can be hurt before words take actions, and the love or care of someone is crushed by the abuse that can unfold. You can't always believe what you read.