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 1)
Robert said 10:36AM on 2-22-2008
Just because we didn't make Ron Paul a primary leader, doesn't mean we should feel free to make him look bad. Why associate his picture with this? His family and supporters should not rest until he receives an apology. We seem to be moving away from the wisdom of our elders in favor of the rhetoric and good looks of our youths. Let's agree to disagree, but not at the expense of allowing ignorance to tarnish progress in solving discrimination of any form.
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Russ Horton said 11:27AM on 2-22-2008
Ex fish stick salesman and lead bad guy in X-man Ron Paul is a clueless twit that sounds organized to similarly endowed twits...
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Matt said 1:24PM on 2-22-2008
I have one word of advice for your computer's security, COMODO. Download and install the best free firewall on the planet. Comodo.com
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Pete said 12:49PM on 4-16-2008
They have the ability to make all computer's untouchable by any threaths. Our world has known a very long time how on many, many things to make things work much better. But our lifes are built around problems and such. We are not geared to find final sloutations for things that break down. We build stuff so it will break down. The have lowered the price on many High Tech things, along with just plan old simple things. But we geared our life for things to break down, because we have to have them break so that our systems wheels spin, buy new, break down, take it to be fixed. The after so many breaks we buy new again and the greased wheel can keep on turning. You do know the Space Shuttle was developed in the 60's and just upgraded somewhat like we do to our PC's?
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Diane said 7:07PM on 6-05-2008
I HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION,NO ONLINE BUYING ,NO ONLINE HOME ADDRESS USED ,NO BANKING OR PAYING BILLS ONLINE,NO CLICKING ON ANY EMAIL YOU DON'T KNOW-REMEMBER,CURIOUSITY KILLED THE CAT-OH,AND ANYBODY THAT SAYS YOU CAN MAKE MONEY ONLINE WITH THEM ARE LIARS-
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kbeartx said 5:52AM on 8-01-2008
"(Or, um, just get a Mac, which is a bit less virus-prone.)"
IMO this statement is clear indication that the article's author is basically a clueless twit who merely parrots things he's read [and misunderstood].
Even though the advice itself is sound [get a Mac], it's not like it's a practical solution for most computer users.
A bit less? Go back to school.
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Connie White said 11:40AM on 11-26-2008
This is crazy, who in their right mind opens emails from strangers to begin with? That was the very first lesson I learned about email, it sure isn't rocket science. You open the email, you get what you get for being a moron, simple.
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Dean said 11:18PM on 2-08-2009
Why is still posted? Here it is almost a year later, and far worse threats have since evolved!
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