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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jeff bloomer said 4:57PM on 10-04-2008
Sorry about the double-posting people! I really don't think this link is 'gratuitous spam' and if you do, let me know. Although, I would like to know how to delete the second or both postings, if they are not received well. Anyone know how to delete your own posting?
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Henry AYer said 5:52PM on 10-04-2008
aol trying to get him in!
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Graham said 11:31PM on 10-04-2008
Monitors your number of calls? Just a small sign of whats to come with more warrattless wiretapping and surveillance.
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CraziestGadgets.com said 12:33AM on 10-05-2008
if they were smart they'd work on courting the rotary phone users in florida.
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Martin said 3:48PM on 10-05-2008
Obama is the Future. Innovative, Charismatic, Young, Vibrant, Intelligent, and Focused. Using the Internet was true genius. Now expanding to Ipod, Text Messages, etc. brilliant!!!
Obama/Biden 2008
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M. Young said 7:54PM on 10-05-2008
TOM, thank you for clarification of facts.
I am surprised NO ONE questions the astronomical amount of money spent by the Obama campaign. If elected, he has many favors to repay. We need a government that can function for America. The 1.4 trillion of "pork" added to the rescue plan just to get it passed is "unexcuseable". Both political parties agreed that we MUST shore up the economy. Two weeks later plus another 1.4 trillion added and it gets passed? TOO much TOO late. A 90 year old woman shot herself because her house was being forclosed. She had taken out another loan from Countrwide 4 years ago. (who would loan money to an 86 year old without the means to repay it) Fannie took over her loan a year ago and is now signing it over to her. They should have offered help to anyone at that age before they got so desperate. Hopefully that won't encourage more desperate people to do the same to get the house for free.
VOTE: The Mavericks
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M. Young said 8:01PM on 10-05-2008
Be careful or the Obama camp will slander you as they have Sarah Palin. I have never seen such a dirty campaign. The mudslinging about the Republican canidates & the outrage when comments are made about the Democrat contenders. NOT FAIR. What is needed the most now is for government to function together & quit drawing political lines.
Obama is simply not capable of setting aside his personnel beliefs to work with both political parties.
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