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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Jim Sheaffer said 7:49AM on 1-18-2008
Any person who creates computer viruses should have a bullet put in their head. Anyone with me on this one?
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Sam said 8:34AM on 1-18-2008
Amen, Jim. Creating/launching viruses to indiscriminately harm people's computers is terrorism and should be treated as such. Find these people and throw them away for life. They serve no useful purpose on this planet; they just destroy.
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Ann said 12:45PM on 1-18-2008
yeah really do they even get anything out of it no its a complete waste of time
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Mike said 1:05PM on 1-18-2008
The ancient Samurai had a better idea; use them for testing swords
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Keith Warner said 1:06PM on 1-18-2008
It's here. I got one yesterday. No big deal if you're using Firefox, because it doesn't have a "Run" button like IE, only "Save"(to disc) or "Cancel" The Storm worms are so obvious it's ridiculous, but with other 'iffy' downloads I save to My Documents, then right-click and scan with my A/V & A/S. With IE these things can blow right by the "Run" button. Why do people still use Infernal Exploder?
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Keith Warner said 1:17PM on 1-18-2008
> Ann says:
yeah really do they even get anything out of it no its a complete waste of time" <
At one time that was true, but now it is all about the money, creating 'botnets' to spread SPAM.
You wanna go after them, be my guest. 'They' are known as the RBN, or Russian Business Network.
Happy Valentine's Day! :)
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j green said 2:06PM on 1-18-2008
I wonder if using Norton's Go Back program can take care of "ridding" the MBR infected file of this virus plug.
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Bill McDonald said 4:14PM on 1-18-2008
It is way past the time when hacking into computers should become a federal offense. I think most of us view the violation of our computer the same as breaking and entering our homes. I suggest all of us that fell this way write our members of congress and ask they craft such a law.
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joe blow said 4:33PM on 1-18-2008
hooray for viruses. doctors have jobs because of them
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joe blow said 4:36PM on 1-18-2008
viruses senders for president
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Wayne said 4:51PM on 1-18-2008
Jim Sheaffer: I would not go so far as to agree with you about a bullet "put" in the head but I think anyone that would deliberately create and transmit a virus is sick "in" the head and should be disciplined severly by the FCC. To me that should be delcared a Federal offense (felony) and prosecuted as such.
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Dennis said 5:01PM on 1-18-2008
Virus , schmirus..get free AVG and you should have no worries.
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artp195 said 5:11PM on 1-18-2008
I THINK WE SHOULD USE THEM AS CRASH TEST DUMMIES
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Claude Chabana said 5:19PM on 1-18-2008
Jim Sheaffer says:
Any person who creates computer viruses should have a bullet put in their head. Anyone with me on this one?
01/18/08 7:49 AM
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Not good enough.
Have their balls tied and have 20lbs hanging from them for the whole day.
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Dave Egeland said 5:34PM on 1-18-2008
I agree with the bullets and balls tactics, but really, I think we should form hit squads to capture these ass-holes. Then, we can string 'em up and make thousands of tiny razor slices all over them. Then cover them in salt. Then take a pair of pliers and crunch each tooth one at a time and yank 'em all out. Then cut their genitals off and stuff 'em in their mouths and sew their lips shut. Then smash each finger and toe with a sledge hammer, break their nose, elbows, knees, and shoulders. Then............ But, you gotta keep 'em alive for months to make sure the torture works and folks hear about it and are so afraid that they stop. ANYONE WITH ME ON THIS??? DON'T GET MAD--GET 1,000 TIMES PAYBACK!!!
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Dlisa said 5:53PM on 1-18-2008
Terrorism? Come on, get real. It's annoying, it can damage business income to an extent but Terrorism??? Some old bag can't get on her internet site to play canasta? That's terrorism? lmao
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Jack Rennscheidt said 6:33PM on 1-18-2008
Don't shoot them, fine them, or put them in prison. Give them to me. The ways of my ancestors will be sufficient.
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Jack Rennscheidt said 6:40PM on 1-18-2008
Don't shoot them, don't fine them, don't send them to prison. Give them to me. The ways of my ancestors will be sufficient.
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Theresa said 7:02PM on 1-18-2008
Take away the persons computer and put that person in jail. Then charge the person with creating public mayhem.
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JUNGLEFACE said 7:20PM on 1-18-2008
cut off their hands and put hot pokers in their eyes to blind them .. then send them to iraq to wander the streets.. that is really what should be done to em.. then they can not see or touch a key board.. also cut out their tongue.. so they can not use a verbal command ..
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