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 2)
zldaphreek said 2:32PM on 10-09-2008
this is why macs are amazing
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VICKI WILLIAMS said 2:36PM on 10-09-2008
I HAVE A STRANGE THING HAPPENING TO ME....AN "AOL UPDATE POPUP" COMES ON EVERY TIME I TRY TO SIGN OFF AND I HAVE TO EITHER DOWNLOAD NOW OR LATER. I CHOSE LATER SINCE I KNOW AOL DOES NOT DO THIS. THEN YESTERDAY I KEPT GETTING KNOCKED OFF LINE AND A SMALL POPUP COMES UP ASKING ME FOR MY PASSWORD, WHICH I CANCELLED OUT AND I WAS ABLE TO GET ONLINE WITHOUT HAVING TO TYPE MY PASSWORD. I HAVE RAN EVERY SPY SWEEPER/VIRUS/MALWARE SCANNER TO NO EFFECT, THEY FOUND NOTHING ON MY COMPUTER....WHAT CAN I DO TO GET RID OF THIS PASSWORD STEALER/MALWARE THAT IS ON AOL????
THANKS.
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Hawkbass1 said 2:51PM on 10-09-2008
The same thing happened to me. You need to backup what you can, and use a restore disk that came with your computer, its the only way i know to totally get rid of it. DO Not buy a spyware detector that they want you too. I purchased it and used my debt card for $29.95, thank god i only had $200.00 in that account , because the fake spyware detector cleaned out my account.
Howard said 2:52PM on 10-09-2008
Hello well you can dowload AVg the best ati virus there is . or you might just try . a quick restore that dates before this problem started
hope it works for you .
Howard
robrobsea said 2:52PM on 10-09-2008
I have found a package called "Stopsign" from EA Acceleration that clears up malware, spyware and viruses. You might want to give it a try. They have three different payment plans, monthly, semi-annual or lifetime. I choose the lifetime, it cost around 90 dollars, no further billing. If you have any doubts, you can check them out on Snopes.com
Homerlamborn said 5:03PM on 10-09-2008
Same problem as Vicki has - Help!
amtracmarine said 5:06PM on 10-09-2008
It sounds like you have a malware problem and not a virus. I had the same type of problem and the only thing that helped me was to download both Spybot and AGV. Both are free ,work very well,and are easy to use.
slhyperg said 7:47PM on 10-09-2008
Vicky and others with Infected computers: Run spy bot search&destroy this will get rid of all malware and spyware.
truly is the best and is free. for anti-Virus get Avast Antivirus 4.8 Pro
Simple and easy to use. It won't eat up all your ram or intrude, except when you are attacked by a virus.
Hope this solves your problems.
Timowlshead said 2:05PM on 10-15-2008
hi, the only thing you can do, is do a system restore to a few days before this started happening, its the only thing that stopped it for me
Hope this helps!!!
-Eric
Howard said 2:59PM on 10-09-2008
well
vicky you can run a quick restore dated before this problem happened . and you should really run AVG. as your anti virus its the best there is . and you might want to download . a program its free its called CCleaner it cleans youR foot prints and history and keeps your PC running faster .
i really hope this helps you
Howard
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Howard said 3:06PM on 10-09-2008
vicky
you can also run a new aol. if this just happeing on your aol. its probally not your computer . also try running a quick search for this problem just click on start and click search type in the problem your having . and tray and delete it there also
Howard
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Howard said 3:17PM on 10-09-2008
vicky
try running a quick search for for this problem. and if it comes up there delete it . and still run a quick restore but if you use avg you want have those problems believe me i learned the hard expensive way. you can use the free trial AVg for 6 months and then just renew it . and the CCleaner is also free and you just click on the icon on your desktop after you sign of
let me know if this helps you .??
Howard
let me know if that helps ?
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brendan said 3:18PM on 10-09-2008
well duh,....any computer with any operating system can get a virus. your wrong to say that macs or linux cant get a virus. but yes the do, they dont get the dumb ones, but when a mac or linux gets a virus its usually really really bad
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Howard said 3:18PM on 10-09-2008
Vick if this helps you let me know >> please
Howard
Hro39@aol.com
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Howard said 3:22PM on 10-09-2008
Brendan your so right any computer can get a virus .
Howard
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howard said 3:27PM on 10-09-2008
Vicky sorry to have mispelled your name
howard
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Howard said 3:27PM on 10-09-2008
Well brendan i have have pc doctor to it is is also very good . for spyware i have both and i have not had a viruse in over two years that i have been useing it
Howard
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Howard said 3:36PM on 10-09-2008
Brendan if you had over 300 viruses on your computer it would not work
ok
Howard i also have pc-doctor on mine to no firewall
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D. Goldman said 3:58PM on 10-09-2008
WARNING!!! WARNING!! WARNING!!
With all due respect to whomever may be giving out various sites and programs to download in order to fix or clean your machine -- BEWARE!!! You really don't know who that person is!! They could be the author of a new malware, or any other type of person with those types of abilities. I'm sorry to say that and I don't mean to hurt those who are honorable and have the best intentions but your "LIFE" is at stake here. I go to the radio show host named Kim Komando's site who is not only on the national airwaves helping others and discussing problems but is kind enough to have LEGITIMATE freeware sites that could help you. Again, I apologize to the ones that know how to help but you could be one of the "bad guys".
Think about it and good luck to all (and for those of you who are involved in malware, virus problems, etc., I really do hope that you burn in the deepest part of Hell -- you're nothing but scum!!
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Jarrett said 4:45PM on 10-09-2008
Use Microsoft Live OneCare. It is the best for everything. You get a 90 day free trial with everything and it is just $50 for a year with unlimited computers. You can also find it places for cheaper that $50
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