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)
taylorbr2000 said 2:24PM on 11-25-2008
if you're buying check out black friday deals! also, if you can wait before the super bowl stores have huge sales. i saw recently on Cityskoop.com that Best Buy, Sears and Circuit City have great deals on TVs
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ameslands said 2:36PM on 11-25-2008
Save yourself a fortune. How many people really need a new HDTV every or every other year? The truth is that most of us have all the crap we need. Few of us actually really need more of anything. It's not need, it's want. Food, gas, toilet paper, imagine living a year just buying those items. CASH! Piles of cold hard cash is the best way to weather the current economic situation. I discovered one of the best books you'll ever find about finance, "How to Become Filthy Rich on Your Current Income" at www.how-to-become-rich.com. If people read books like this one we would not have the current situation we do.
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TONYA said 10:22AM on 11-26-2008
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LION said 5:23PM on 11-25-2008
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Betsy said 1:28PM on 12-17-2008
The one writer is correct, there are more important things in life to spend time or money on then a flat screen tv.
I am amazed these companies have the gall to charge these prices prices for essentially a thin boob tube box with computer chips.
A TV selling for $1899 six months ago, now sold by stores at $1099, seems overpriced to begin with. A $1000 is still a lot.
Thanks to the male need for their "toys", Sony, Mitsubishi, and others, are profiting and laughing all the way to the bank.
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gunny roc said 9:02PM on 12-17-2008
I have been looking at T.V. for over a year, my last one is still going it's a 36 inch sony Trinatron from 1985 so i think I got my money out of it since I've only ever had to replace the remote. I found this list very informative, and the comments seem to be what I had noted when I looked. But what they don't address is which ones are tested on children. If I spend $400.00 to $1000.00 dollars I need to know my grandkids are not going to wipe it out in 30 minuets. Any consumer reports on big screen VS. kids. what are good Video systems to look at with kids in the house>
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