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 47)
Roy said 11:04AM on 7-06-2007
Our company just dumped NEXTEL three days ago. Ever since Sprint acquired them, things have changed for the worse.
And, yes, they should be required to pay a penalty if they "fire you" before the two year agreement is finished.
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tanya said 11:26AM on 7-06-2007
my husband and i switched to sprint a few months ago from nextel let me tell you it was the worst thing ever every month we have to call they charge us for things they should not be the last bill they wanted 400.00 for services we did not use every month it is the same it is always one thing or another recent was roaming my husband is a truck driver when we signed up we got told we would not having roaming we guess what we do and we got hammered for it then when we caleed they told us they take the minutes for roaming well lets say wrong again no one at sprint customer service or at your local stores know what they are talking about they all tell you different things and yes if they can charge you you should beable to charge them truthfully i hope i am one customer they will drop i will be in heaven it has only been a nightmare since it started
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Tom Demotta said 11:30AM on 7-06-2007
I think if they cancel people before the contract that all the people should get together and file a class action lawsuit against them for the $200 fee. I just canceled my sprint after 5yrs of service. They told me I had to pay an early termination fee because I changed my plan last year. I told them no I don't because when I called in last year to cancel they agreed to change my plan to keep on and I would have no contract! I finally won after a month going back and forth. I wrote the 3 peoples names that I talked to last year when I changed my plan. I think thats what helped me. Now they are trying to get me to pay 2 months for services saying i canceled in the middle of the month, lol. I told them to check again because I canceled one day before rollover and I only need to pay one month not 2. That company is the worst I've ever done business with.
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Jeannette said 11:31AM on 7-06-2007
When I had Sprint I HATED IT! if they would get their stuff in shape no one would ever call and wait 30 min to talk to someone or go to the store and play their mind games for an hour. I now have t mobile and the only time I have been at the store was the day I got my phone. Sprint is the worst customer service oriented company.
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Theresa said 11:39AM on 7-06-2007
Years ago, my parents got my grandparents a cell phone and a contract through Sprint. The sales person showed us a map and swore my grandparents were in their service area. We activated the phone and gave it to them. Then we found out they weren't in the service area. Mom had to jump through a bunch of hoops to get them to get her money back. Once she did, she got my granparents a phone from another company. Problem solved! We won't have anything to do with Sprint after that experience. After reading the article, I'm glad we found our early so we aren't treated that badly.
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Sheila said 11:54AM on 7-06-2007
I cancelled my Sprint service two years ago before I got married. I had a plan but every month, my charges were different, even though I did not go over my minutes. I never got a satisfactory answer about the charges and sometimes the customer service reps were downright rude and condescending. I am now on my husband's plan and don't have to deal with the problems even though we still have Sprint. I want to get out of their service, but he seems to like them.
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KnKolden said 12:03PM on 7-06-2007
Sprint just told people how to get out of their contracts, just jam their customer service support line with calls. How do they think this will help. I got rid of them years ago when they couldn't improve coverage that the other carriers had already.
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D said 12:13PM on 7-06-2007
I have a Nextel from work but have no experience with Sprint. After reading the article and comments I agree that the company should definitely be held accountable for canceling those customer accounts early. Problem is, it would all depend on what's written in the contract. Nowadays a contract is worth pretty much ZERO to a customer because companies always have some kind of clause in there that translates to "we can do whatever we want, whenever we want"....i.e change your service, raise your interest rate, get rid of you, change any terms of this contract. It's a joke. If you don't sign the contract, you can't buy their goods or services so you have to throw yourself ath their mercy. There is almost no protection for the consumer here - but without us, the company would go out of business or not exist in the first place.
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Greg said 12:21PM on 7-06-2007
Tanya, have you ever noticed those little dots that most people put at the end of sentences? They're called "periods" and they let people
know when you have completed a thought. They also make it a lot easier to read your comment. Just a suggestion, but you might want to learn how to use periods in your writing.
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Jerry Hawley said 12:38PM on 7-06-2007
Approximately one year ago I switched from Sprint to Alltel due to the fact I could never reach anyone in Sprint's customer service "TERM USED LIGHTLY" department.
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Dan said 12:40PM on 7-06-2007
I'm sorry. Isn't everyone already aware that corporations are going to do whatever they want: fire you, move your job overseas, replace you with an illegal here, and/or take your money and leave you with nothing? I've had ATT, Verizon, and Sprint. They all give relatively the same services and they all relatively stink (same deal with HMOs). Big whoop on this latest "news" item.
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flippin said 12:48PM on 7-06-2007
I HATE SPRINT PC SERVICES!!!!
Every Representative has a different story.
"oh,I will take care of that mam/sir", they say.
Yeah Right...EVERY month it's a different problem because they never solved the first one.
PLEASE Let us be the dropped customer!....THE PHONES ARE CHEAP AND fall apart. Been with THESE AHoles for 5 years.....WHY DO THEY KEEP TALKING ME INTO A NEW PLAN?>....fgs,,,one more year til contract is over....and 20 more bottles of tylenol till then......
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KEVIN said 12:56PM on 7-06-2007
SPRINT IS HORRIBLE -- SO IS NEXTEL SO THEY MAKE A GREAT COUPLE -- I HAVE HAD BOTH SERVICES AND I HATED BOTH, WHO DOES SPRINT THINK THEY ARE? DONT THEY KNOW THERE ARE A TON OF OTHER COMPANIES OUT THERE TO DO BUSINESS WITH??
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Carole Schmitt said 1:43PM on 7-06-2007
I formerly had Sprint, dropped it at my husband's urging to go with his plan. Wasn't totally satified with my coverage with Sprint, nor with the new company. When my contract is up, my intention is to go with someone like TracPhone where I will not be paying a high monthly fee for limited service.
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Dan said 3:12PM on 7-06-2007
Sprint is the worst company anyway. They were the most expensive when I had them and they had by far the most "dead areas" where you could not get a signal. After your contract is also up, instead of automatically continuing your service a month at a time, you're automatically put into another year contract. Whether you know it or not. Gahead and try to leave Sprint. If you're dissatisfied with the service thats too bad ... YOU'RE STUCK.
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Dianne said 3:14PM on 7-06-2007
I think Tanya (opinion #2) needs to learn how to use puncuation.or was that all one sentance?
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TAZ said 3:15PM on 7-06-2007
SPRINT DID THOSE CUSTOMERS A HUGE FAVOR! DANG IT, IF ONLY I HAD WAITED IT OUT A FEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE I CANCELLED THEM I WOULDNT HAVE HAD TO PAY ALL THOSE EARLY TERMINATION FEES! (THE FEE'S WERE WORTH IT. WONT BE LONG TIL THEY ARE RAPIDLY OUT OF BUSINSS.. GOOD RIDDENS!
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Bonnie said 3:16PM on 7-06-2007
I used to have Spring\t--several times paid by check over the phone. Really big mistake--someone from their customer service helped themselves to $250 from my checking account. In my efforts to contact Customer "service" I was routed to an automated menu. What a surprise--they have a menu choice for what to do about unauthorized withdrawals from your checking account! I contacted my bank manager instead, who refunded me the money and went after Sprint for fraud. I do not know the outcome of that situation (but I was hoping that Sprint would be out of business soon!) Oh, well, Tracphone for me from now on. Very cheap.
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cindy said 3:17PM on 7-06-2007
You think Sprint is bad for a cell phone provider, try living where I do and having Sprint be the ONLY phone company. They are LIARS who steal from their customers!
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Jeff said 3:18PM on 7-06-2007
Sprint is Nextel, I've been with Sprint for 8yrs now and I've just started having problems with them if I could I'd drop these fools in a heart beat. Let them try to "FIRE" me I won't pay the balance of my bill
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