Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
clion said 8:17PM on 5-01-2007
oh (*^%@&$(U&^%@^!!!!!!!!!!! i have used all those passwords before!!! no wonder i get so much computer, bank,credit card,ebay,social security, burglary problems......... jk
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deadlyfalcon89 said 8:40PM on 5-01-2007
i programmed my graphing calculator to generate random passwords of 8 characters, the form being 5 letters and 3 numbers. When you calculate it out, it comes to something around 11 billion possible combinations. and no, I've never had it cracked :-D
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Subhash Gupta said 9:33PM on 5-01-2007
When I came to this great country 34 years ago from a most corrupt and dishonest country, at that
time I've never imagined one day United States Of
America will become the same ,as it was by back home, what a change. Now, here we have to protect
every tiny belongings, eg password etc.
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j countryman said 6:44AM on 5-03-2007
All of my money transactions are from one account, I transfer funds to it as needed to cover any purchases as I make them. I consider that account compromised. If they rob my account they get less than $20.
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keli said 7:02AM on 5-03-2007
once i had too call my internet provider too tell me my password over the phone because i had just changed it and forgot what i changed it too....After the usual security questions they told me what i hadchanged my password too....iwantmymommy.....As soon as i signed on line i changed it and i've never forgotten my password since.
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Ktoothetee said 7:08AM on 5-03-2007
ive used the same password for everyhting i do online for the past 10+ years, dont worry its safe
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Ktoothetee said 7:14AM on 5-03-2007
i would like to add that I have used aol since like back when it was 2.5. back in the golden years when you could do so much fun stuff like >'ing oh my gawd did we reak havoc(c) on early aol. i miss those days. Can you say solvent green(c) I miss those times , what you couldnt do with visiual basic.................................
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Ktoothetee said 7:20AM on 5-03-2007
when ever we got mad at someone, we would just "punt" them offline, please take me back to 1994 but yea back to the topic, aol is pretty safe now. Im out of the country.
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Ktoothetee said 7:26AM on 5-03-2007
if you read this nonsence, I love you heidi!!!!
Your password is safe
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Crzydoglady said 7:34AM on 5-03-2007
I saw an article once that said to think of a simple sentence or rhyme and use the first letter of each word to create your password. You can even use numbers and symbols. For example, the cow jumped over the moon could be TCJ>TM ...trust me no one will be able to guess one like that!!!
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dcg122259 said 7:48AM on 5-03-2007
If you do not protect yourself (computer) from prying eyes it does not matter how complicated your password is. You must first be diligent in not opening email from unknowns and have top notch protection.
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Jo Jo said 8:15AM on 5-03-2007
I have the same paswords for aslmost all my online accounts. I only have a different password for one yahoo account. I've had problems with my account being broke into per se before. But between my fiance and me we have close to 30 online screenanmes for aol yahoo ebay amazon etc and maybe have a total of five passwrods between us
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Jethro said 8:17AM on 5-03-2007
My password is always johnny123; so I never forget it. I keep it a secret from people i know.
KEEP IT SIMPLE PEOPLE!
I write it down on my tower so it is readily accesible.
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Norman said 8:37AM on 5-03-2007
The best type of password is the letters to a series of words. Just using random letters and numbers makes a password more difficult to remember. That is when people write them down and they are found. Do something like this:
"I Love My New 2007 Honda Civic." The password would be: ILMN2HC
Remembering the phrase is much easier. You will find yourself saying it as you type it in. Just remember to keep your voice down. :^)
Norman
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lexi said 8:42AM on 5-03-2007
how can ppl b so stupid to use the most obvious passwords that ppl can figure out so quickly not saying ive done it but come on u r stupid for that
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Johnny said 9:13AM on 5-03-2007
passwords are like ***-holes everyone is one.
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George said 9:35AM on 5-03-2007
Don't forget the one-word passwords like "happiness" or even "drowssap". Coming up with an easy password is simple: Use your initials, your best friend's initials, and your favorite number. The result is one ugly looking combination that no one can fathom. {=^+^=}
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Elaine said 10:06AM on 5-03-2007
When I first got my computer I used to change my password every week. Over the years of using the internet I just made some changes. For instance, I used to frequent chatrooms, something I rarely do anymore. I used to open all emails, boy I was gullable. Now, I only take care of business and open only emails from people I know. also if an email is a fwd from someone I know, it gets deleted as well. Now, I have had the same password for several years now with no problems.
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Josh said 10:12AM on 5-03-2007
A few years ago I had a job working for a government contractor. I had to change my password every 3 months or the security department would send me an email containing my current password and a request to change it. If I entered a password that I had used years before at another job it would be rejected because it was on my already used list.
The governemnt has supercomputers that do nothing else but crack passwords and knows every password you have ever used almost as soon as you create it.
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jjosport said 10:35AM on 5-03-2007
123456? That's the same password I have on my luggage!
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