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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Belle said 8:44AM on 5-28-2008
I know this article mentions Richard Simmons' coach page...which leads to his website. But, his site / clubhouse at www.richardsimmons.com is truly the best deal on the web. It's less expensive than Weight Watchers, eDiets, etc. and has a much more personal touch... all for less than 35 cents a day!!! If you need help, you can get in touch with a real person who cares. It has food plans, journals, weight loss tracking and all the stuff you expect from a weight loss site. But it's all done with a fun twist and with great, GREAT support. Richard does live chats himself almost every week, and there's a great message board. The site has special events like the annual Cyber Cruise to Lose. It's just a great way to keep that motivation going. There's free stuff too for those who haven't joined yet... like the message Richard writes every single day (and once you join, you can even read all the old ones which have been archived).
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Darlene said 2:56PM on 5-28-2008
Hey Toby
is great you lost some weight , but you are putting people down. I belive that everybody have there own way of loosing weight , It is nice if people like you star been nice to other people. their strugglilng to loose their weight , There is another way to loose pounds and is free you still could eat what ever you want , and you still loose weight of these free remedy is by walking everyday and is free , I feel if people read some comments be nice about it is not easy for some of us to loose those extra pounds.