The study showed that 13 percent of the women interviewed were stalked and 25 percent of the cases involved cyber-stalking. Zeya stated that many of the characteristics of stalking and stalkers are the same whether it is cyber-based or in person. She said that most stalkers, whether they use a computer or not, are men, and most are motivated by a desire to control women. What makes cyber-stalking particularly pernicious is that its easy to do, people can do it anonymously, and some believe they can do it with impunity because they are anonymous. Cyber-stalking is not always as simple as one person sending threatening messages to another, either.
Stalkers can get sophisticated in the manner they deliver their threats.
In some cases, stalkers can impersonate the victim and post messages on message boards and using her name. He may publish her phone number, and then she will get calls from third parties. He published her address, so she had men knocking on her door in the middle of the night telling her they wanted to rape her. The public fear of cyber-stalking is a bit exaggerated. Though experts may disagree how severe the problem is, most offer the same advice for preventing and dealing with cyber-stalkers.