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?
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keith said 3:39PM on 7-26-2007
Typical UNITED cares more about its customers than it does about its employees or should i say FURLOUGHED employees
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Pat Vienna said 10:21PM on 9-11-2007
Oh, now I see what my cut wages, vacation pay and pension $$'s are paying for!!
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Bernard I. Turnoy said 11:38PM on 10-06-2007
All of the gizmo's in the forward cabins of United's aircraft can't make up for their service performance. I sat down to a meal the other day with a friend who had just returned to Chicago from Asia. He was to have flown from Chicago on United to San Francisco and to then connect on another [code sharing] airline to fly on to Thailand, before going on to Japan a few days later. I've never heard such a travel horror story - and I've heard a few. Four hours before his United flight was to depart from O'Hare he received a text message advising him that his flight would be significantly delayed {this was not a weather related delay}. Since that delay would result in his missing his flight out of SFO to Thailand, he sought an earlier flight from ORD to LAX and from LAX on up to SFO. Naturally, his flight to LAX was delayed, as was his flight from LAX on up to SFO. When he got to SFO he'd missed his flight to Thailand and - naturally, his luggage {having been checked thru} whet on ahead without him to Thailand. United's staff - both in Chicago and in San Francisco, were thoroughly unhelpful {and - it would appear, rude}. He regailed me of one person who excused herself from the counter at which they'd been discussing his logistics and - when she hadn't returned after twenty minutes, he'd inquired of her whereabouts with another of United's employees only to be informed that she'd gone on break. In disgust, he booked himself into a hotel near the airport and arranged with the code-sharing carrier to fly diretly to Japan the next day {blowing of his couple of days in Thailand for R&R}. Since his luggage had gone to Thailand - he arrived in Tokyo without so much as a change of clothing. Mind you, United not only left him standing at the counter, but, they neither offered him meal and/or hotel vouchers. So, there he was in an aiport hotel - without luggage, and having been totally insulted by United. This is how they treat their international business class passangers! All of the gizmos in the world can't make up for that kind of treatment. Bear in mind that this person is a partner in a Chicago based accounting firm and, accordingly, he has a say in which airlines members of his firm travel on. He now has a lot to 'say'about United. Obviously, United has just alientated a person who they give lip service to courting business from [the frequent, front of the aircraft business traveler]. However, when the chips are down, don't count on United to get you where your're supposed to go, to facilitate any solution to the problems - of their making, and/or to be anything but rude about the whole thing. This was all relayed to me by a person who is not prone to complain and who hasn't unrealistic expectations. He did, however, expect to be flown to the destination{s} he'd paid to be flown to - both in a timely manner and with his luggage; and he got neither!
Gizmos can't fix those kinds of problems.
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