Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)–The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office is warning parents about a disturbing trend online. Officials say children are being targeted by violent on-line gore seeking groups. Attorney General Alan Wilson says those behind the trend, who are often are teens themselves, seek to generate online gore material through coercion and victimization of other teens, including but not limited to: cutting, child sexual abuse material, and suicide. Officials say some warning signs for parents to look out for are referring to friends by screen-names only, evidence of cutting, and receiving money or gifts from unknown sources.If you think your child may be a victim of these crimes, you should immediately report it to local law enforcement or the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-CALL-FBI.More information on 764 and their activities can be found here: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Violent Online Networks Target Vulnerable and Underage Populations Across the United States and Around the Globe Categories: Local News, News, State ...read more read less