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Losing Face on Facebook - True Stories

by Colin McDonald on November 16, 2007 at 01:35 PM

Thinking about shoplifting some clothing? Here's a tip -- think twice before posting pictures of yourself modeling the hot merchandise on Facebook. Two students at Radford University in Virginia learned this lesson the hard way when a store owner was tipped off and found the incriminating images on Facebook. A stroke of the 'print' button, a trip to the police office, and the bust was complete.

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Bob FryJun 27th 2008 10:49PM

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You made the print so small it isn't legible. Why can't you make it bigger?

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mad_duckDec 9th 2007 1:16PM

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This should be filed under "stupid criminal tricks"...like the guy who robbed a gas station wearing a shirt with his name on the front and his compaany nmae and telephone nymber on the back. And these were college students..i fear for the future of our society.

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