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)
John C said 8:13PM on 7-16-2008
Stop putting your Trojan loading weblinks on these sites. You are a coward.
John connor said 7:01PM on 4-16-2008
my Trojan Comment was for Alex with the fake Britent S site, that w3ill load a trojan on your PC using Active X
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bighognpin said 8:01PM on 4-16-2008
if you catch an identity theif you can hit him over the head with your empty Monavie bottle...http://mymonavie.com/daveandrocio
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elsie said 9:49PM on 4-16-2008
You warn me not to give out my ss # then you turn around and as me for it in order to opt out of junk mail!!!!!!!!!!!! You take all my time to fill out the thing then won't accept it without my ss #!!!!!!! I am very disappointed.
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O. T. said 3:06AM on 4-17-2008
The photo for No. 1 is a slicer, NOT a shredder. (You would not expect to see printing with a shredder.)
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Jonathan Block said 11:54AM on 4-17-2008
The company that I work for helps people find where their personal information is being listed and sold on the internet. I've got a free coupon code if anybody would like to try it out. You can go to www.reputationdefender.com and sign up for the service called "MyPrivacy" and enter in coupon code "JBROCKS" (that's the coupon code they gave me for family and friends). After you're finished signing up, the system will check about 35 open databases and show you what parts of your personal information are being listed out there and help you have it be removed. It finds information like your family members, all of the places you've ever lived, your home and cell phone numbers, and more. Hope this helps someone.
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Truth said 11:00PM on 4-19-2008
The so-called government has stolen all of our "NAMES" CAPITALIZED!!!! Watch the Jordan Maxwell videos!!!!!
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Truth said 11:04PM on 4-19-2008
The government has stolen ALL of our "NAMES" CAPITALIZED....into
fictitious corporations!!!!!! Talk about identity theft!!!! Watch the
Jordan Maxwell videos!!!
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Ed said 7:06PM on 4-25-2008
Please go to this web site: prepaidlegal.com/hub/ejohnson43
This company that I am a Independent Associate with, has the answer
to your Identity Theft problems, also your legal problems that come
from people using your identity in serveral states at once.
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kyle akers said 9:45PM on 4-28-2008
As broke as i am ....i would rejoice at someone stealing my identity...Theyd kill themselves in a week
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Reg Martin said 2:22PM on 1-22-2009
That's the way I feel. If someone stole my identity, they would hunt me down and pay me to take it back.
Gene said 3:42PM on 5-04-2008
The "Reward/Punishment" approach to people living on the same continent worked when Man stepped out of the cave and it will work now.
If a person goes to jail ( to an Arizona-New Mexico type jail) for a guaranteed 20 years for stealing someone's ID, there will be fewer people
involved in the activity.
The "slap-on-the-wrist" apprach to law enforcement is the reason most crime is committed.
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Pat said 2:55PM on 5-13-2008
I agree with all of the above!
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Joann said 11:55AM on 5-17-2008
I found this to be really helpful in providing some tips to stop and prevent your self from identity theft. I also got a lot of good information at this place called IgotMyIdentityStolen.com which was useful with tips and updates about identity theft.
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Laura said 11:33AM on 6-10-2008
Sometimes it doesn't help to do it all.
My ex husband and his girlfriend got my SS# from our divorce papers, ran up a nearly 1000 dollar phone bill, and they are still trying to get the money from me!
I had moved away, out of state, and I have to file a police report in the town it happened in... I live 400 miles away!!
I sent all pertinent info to a friend, but they would not let him file for me. What a crock.
I hope they don't put the full SS# on papers like that anymore... at least not on the copy that they give your ex!!
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Wayne said 3:51PM on 1-04-2009
Suddendly, ID theft all-but-completely Stops! Why? Wayne's new law take effect, to wit: If you are caught with someones stolen ID, on-site and sudden; without any free Medical help, Snip-Snip, off goes your right arm, just above the elbow.
The ONLY extra expense to We the SHEEPle is the wide Media coverage. IF you are aware of this new, sudden, (NOT 10 years from now), Law, you have no excuse!
Don't even ask about my new laws concerning Car-Jacking, Auto-Theft, and many others. They are seriously frightening!
Result! The 'Law Enforcement Growth Industry loses many 'Customers', but the beneifit to We the SHEEPle, (the Silent Victims, who are of 'no-effect'), is fantastic!
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AnA said 8:30PM on 1-21-2009
The TJX Corp Breech is biggest crooks in USA and Canada , I was snagged in the Would You Like to Safe 10% on your Purchase today? , my ADVISE DO NOT DO IT. !! It cost me 545,000.00 Dollars and I am still fighting creditors, My Identity was stolen and TJX wants ro re_imburse me for my DRIVERS LIC, heck with that Crap...once you been had, it does not matter your Credit is shot to Hell....and TJX does not give a HOOT ---------they hire fellons, truck in Illigal Aliens from a Location, I seen and asked most employess of TJX are , from other Countries and not citizens of US" Hey H&S "look for Illigals there Marshalls, TJMAX, HOMEGOODS,A-J WRIGHT< BOBSRORES< HOMESENSE , WINNERS , T-K-MAXX
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Older and Wiser said 3:00PM on 1-22-2009
As long as our cards can be scanned onto a computer system and we shop online using cards we will be in the open for anyone to get our information. Modern technology is good in some ways but for the most part using credit NOT.
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Clifford E. Easden said 3:33PM on 1-22-2009
It would seem to me that any company that keeps personal data that can be stolen by COMPUTER HACKERS such as identity theft, would be using an ENCRYPTION PROGRAM on the computers etc.
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