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 3)
striggity said 4:14PM on 11-06-2008
matching phones w/ cases just became even more uncool than it was to begin with
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Carol said 12:47AM on 11-07-2008
You are crazy! Oprah did a show years ago about how she and her Oprah show employees are hooked on their blackberrys! Like Oprah wouldn't have a cell phone.... seriously!
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Fay said 1:10AM on 11-07-2008
You would think Oprah had just given birth to the Messiah herself!!!
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Leeniie said 2:06AM on 11-07-2008
Oh..she would.
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ask4mikem said 2:16AM on 11-07-2008
Thats an iphone case.
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buntaeve said 2:51PM on 11-08-2008
you know i kinda dont beleive this oprah is a million aire several times over her first cell phone yeah right. and any way who cares thats not a big deal the media makes thing bigger than they should be because they have nothing better to do this woman has it all you aint foolin nobody
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youdumbassritz said 2:55PM on 11-08-2008
Something tells me Will@1:24pm would like to, but is unable to. HAHAHAHA
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KMA Harpo said 3:36PM on 11-08-2008
I can't stand this sanctimonious, self-serving heifer. She and her green phone are puke inducing.
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Josephine said 3:58PM on 11-08-2008
Leave her be.....she is trying to live her life. BUT, about receiving $35.00 for each Kindle that is sold on Amazon.com, I believe that they should have given all buyers that bought a Kindle through Oprah's website the $35.00 discount..... How much money does Oprah need? BUT, I am sure her viewers that bought the Kindle through Amazon could have used the $35.00 discount a lot more than she. Think of your viewers Oprah. If I would get a $35.00 discount I probably would buy a Kindle.
Hope the info I read about Oprah and the $35.00 is true....if not, SORRY.
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Bob said 4:26PM on 11-08-2008
I find all this SO very fascinating. Almost as fascinating on where Sarah Palin shops and how much she spends. Or John Edwards haircuts or Eliot Spitzer's choice on the prostitute menu...does anyone happen to know where Lindsay Lohan buys her socks, because that one has kept me up for days now.
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Ray said 4:47PM on 11-08-2008
Who actually cares??
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Donna said 4:49PM on 11-08-2008
I don't believe for one minute that this is her first cell phone. I own a small business with 15 employees and I couldn't function without mine. And I am not a billionaire. Sorry but no sell.
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Joek said 5:19PM on 11-08-2008
Who's this oprah you all are talking about?
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Mike said 5:40PM on 11-08-2008
Okay, so let's get the terminology correct. She's never "owned" a cell phone or never "had" a cell phone? If she's never had and used a cell phone, then I find that extremely hard to believe. Perhaps she uses a "company" cell phone. Anyway, what's the big deal with the story line?
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Jan said 6:12PM on 11-08-2008
I'm ashamed to say that I know this, but Oprah said on a recent show (a week or so ago) that she had finally gotten her first cell phone! She said she hadn't wanted one before, but felt it was time. I wonder if she has an assistant with her at all times to answer it when it rings?
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Rocky said 6:30PM on 11-08-2008
Is it not time to get rid of her and her idea that she is a star as she is naught but a loud mouth
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Lois Patrick said 6:39PM on 11-08-2008
WHOSE phone WAS she using when she went across the country with her side-kick Gail??? And when she had her reality show, I watched her texting the contestants all the time. I can't believe she had to borrow it.
First phone. Baloney!
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nick said 7:18PM on 11-08-2008
please make her go away. please
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Rob said 7:58PM on 11-08-2008
R u crazy? What new and improved @#$% have u been smokin'? As if Bush and his cronies haven't @#$%^& up the country these past 8 years. Either u must b from Venus or u r as stupid as u sound.
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cannotbelievethis said 7:59PM on 11-08-2008
Nope, I don't buy it. Maybe she has always LEASED a cel phone, but I'm no billionaire and I have a cel phone... to keep track of my kids, if nothing else... perhaps she finally had to buy one, rather than lease it... I thought this would be an INTERESTING story, like Dennis Hopper, or Shelley Winters, or some B&W legend-type. Orprah is no legend, she's still alive... to be a legend, you have to have DONE something... all she's ever done is the news, and pat herself on the back... oh yeah, and you gotta be dead.
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