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 20)
Sam said 3:45PM on 1-04-2008
Wow. That's freaking stupid. Sorry, but to go through all that trouble just for 3 little numbers is ridiculous. :/
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ascatal said 5:32PM on 1-04-2008
kinda silly if you ask me, and ironicly there are likely a fair number of people who loud love to have 666 for their area code
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brucecta said 5:50PM on 1-04-2008
What superticious clap trap.
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garlic3 said 6:05PM on 1-04-2008
The 666 prefix has been use for years here in SW Washington State with no issues.
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Tony said 6:24AM on 1-08-2008
666 was not a valid area code in the 1960s. All area codes had 0 or 1 as the 2nd digit until the 90s. Still pretty funny. :-)
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Joe said 6:32AM on 1-08-2008
THIS is what happens when you have people raised on superstition, ignorant of scientific fact, refusing to deal with logic, and actually thinking a NUMBER has any significance in this world. A number has absolutely no impact on one's life- how you live it is what counts. For many years I lived in TWO different apartments that had the number 13 on the door (No, I didn't choose them on purpose; the rents, room sizes and super locations were the deciding factors), and just to make a point, I also owned 2 wonderful male black cats. Guess what! The sky didn't fall on me, neither did the ceiling! And I had the GREATEST parties! There were no shortages for the guest lists, either. I guess living in L.A., and not LA (Louisiana) makes ALL the difference!
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LINDA S BLUNT said 6:50AM on 1-08-2008
THE CHINESE FIND THE NUMBER 666 AS A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK. THEY ALL ADD UP TO 18. AN EVEN NUMBER
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trish said 6:51AM on 1-08-2008
Maybe they could trade with Crawford, Texas
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Dexheimman21 said 6:56AM on 1-08-2008
garlic3 is a crack addick!Washington state used and use's 206 and never used 666 as an area code. Your a freaking moron, if you dont know what your talking about grab a phone book and look up the area codes. Morons like you should not speak!
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Ann Tilden said 7:23AM on 1-08-2008
Dexheimman21, A prefix is NOT the same as an area code. The prefix is the 3 numbers that come AFTER the area code. Maybe you should think before you speak and not insult someonewith a comment that could be turned right back on you.
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sandra said 7:32AM on 1-08-2008
i dont blame them for not wanting that area code, i sure would not want it. some people just dont know what it stands for, but soon everyone will know what it stands for
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Mari said 7:37AM on 1-08-2008
I'll bet most of the people who are calling this "silly" were furious when the Koran was flushed at Guantanamo. It seems that people are bending over backwards to defend the rights of any religion that isn't Christian, but the symbols of Christianity are considered "superstitious nonsense". You can't have it both ways.
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Kent said 7:40AM on 1-08-2008
When I was in college, my phone number ended in 666. Nothing bad ever happened to me. Besides, it was easy for friends to remember.
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WHOA! said 7:43AM on 1-08-2008
Well I dont think I would want the mark of the beast as my area code. Say what you want but the bible did say that 666 is the mark of the beast in other words "Satan" . Looking at the current state of Lousiana they dont need anything even closely relating to satan. Those poor people need all the divine intervention they can get.
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susan said 7:44AM on 1-08-2008
Linda Blunt - any time you add even numbers to even numbers the result is - even!
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bil2lay said 7:50AM on 1-08-2008
This article contradicts itself. Is it the area code or prefix? As far as I can tell, there is no 666 area code, and certainly wasn't one in 1960 when all area codes had either a 0 or a 1 as the middle number.
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Ron said 7:53AM on 1-08-2008
I wish my number was (666) 666-6666.
That way I would never get a phone call from a superstitious person.
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Sonia Pasinski said 7:53AM on 1-08-2008
This definately got my attendtion this morning. A year ago I called a business in La. to sell them some ink supplies. During our chit chat I mentioned I was surprised by the area code--she yelled into the phone, stating it's JUST an area code!! Mind you---I only mentioned it in passing, and didn't make a big deal of it. Her reaction was over the top, and she was in need of more than just toner for her printer. I have stayed away from that topic ever since:)
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Hubert said 7:57AM on 1-08-2008
The number 666 is like the number 13. Some hates these numbers..some love them.
They should have just turned the numbers upside down....999.
How about the number 69? Never mind.......
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wildchild said 8:02AM on 1-08-2008
when I got married my DL number is 111-666-65-111.hows that.
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