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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frank s. triana said 4:10PM on 2-05-2008
The internet keeps people informed. Iranians, Syrians, Iraqi's, Palestinians, etc can get a feel that the west isn't all that bad. Who doesn't want that. Turmoil and ignorance breeds conflict and thus higher oil prices, which is good for oil companies.
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edawg said 5:43PM on 2-05-2008
This is a cyber attack probally by Teheran to weaken their rivals economic and information base
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Senile Citizen said 6:59PM on 2-05-2008
Just make sure that the only internet available to them is AOL, that will set them back to the stone age.
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Mike Sanders said 7:09PM on 2-05-2008
If you must use IP-telephony, use EDS-NET. Bypass the bottlenecks and tie into "the bone." As far as I know, EDS is still handling traffic to their customers, in the Mideast (and the midwest, too!). :-)
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Pam said 8:05PM on 2-05-2008
Oh please. How stupid do you think we really are? Ship's anchors? Power failures? This is laughable. Somebody is cutting them. It's just that simple.
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Ricky P said 11:19PM on 2-05-2008
Good! They were most likely informants and coconspiritors to the AlQuaida movement! Keep it cut!
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Ricky P said 11:21PM on 2-05-2008
Even Better Yet! Program all Satelites to disconnect all links to Iraq other than those used by the U.S.Military! Let them all stay in the dark till we're done over there!
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Daniel Gaunt said 5:32AM on 2-06-2008
some comments show a complete lack of understanding of foreign policy. The extremist groups in the middle east would be happy to see the internet down, just like red neck bible bashers would be. The reasons behind these cuts are more likely economical than political. alot of banks have staff in the middle east...
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Abe Lestz said 9:36AM on 2-06-2008
I won't be surprised if the cable co. is doing it to increase the internet price
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Mike Sanders said 10:13AM on 2-06-2008
Connectivity is good... When people are "flying blind," they become a danger to everyone, including themselves.
Remember Samson? They cut his hair ('his strength'), tied him up and put out his eyes. God gave him his strength back, for the finale... 5,000 Phillistines and Samson, himself, died that day.
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Billy said 10:22AM on 2-06-2008
Hey Frank s.
The oil companys pay the higher prices and then pass them on to the consumer. Get it?
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michael said 10:25AM on 2-06-2008
the liberal owned news reports will report this there way,like everything else.leading you by the nose every day.you know like communist countries.they inform you there way.
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Rick said 10:34AM on 2-06-2008
Keeping the internet up in those regions is more important that keeping it down. While it is used by a small percentage of extremists, it caters to a much larger number of individuals that want to emulate the west.
Besides, do you know how much business is done over those lines by the US Corporation (yes, I did capitalize it like it's an entity)? They would never allow a little extremism to get in the way of their $$ making.
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Samsun said 10:44AM on 2-06-2008
It is funny, how Iran will get benefited from reducing there own connectivity. It is also hard to believe that ship anchors disconnected undersea cables in 3 places in less than a weak, all in Asian region only.
A more logical reason would be, the cut is done by NSA so that they can tap in to fiber cables while they are shut down due to damage and repair. Read this article http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-529826.html and you will see that they are doing it for sometime... and no surprise
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Janis Winchester said 11:03AM on 2-06-2008
Come on people when the cables started breaking didn't you think they were being cut? The middle East wants their people back in the dark ages. It's easier to control them. Ignorence is easier to with than intellence.
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DAN said 12:01PM on 2-06-2008
MUST BE A COST PLUS PROJECT JUST TO KEEP THE MONEY TRAIN GOING
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Joshua said 1:31PM on 2-08-2008
Frank, I think you just answered your own question. Who doesn't want that well try religious fundamentalist!
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A said 3:32PM on 2-07-2009
Map?
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