Man Lured Into Adultery Hoax on Facebook, Summarily Divorced
People get tricked, scammed and embarrassed on Facebook all the time, so it takes a really funny/depressing story to get our attention. Taken from Banned In Hollywood, this hilarious case of adultery-gone-wrong has everything: revenge, travel, deception and, of course, soccer.
Last November, 39-year-old Stuart Slann, resident of South Yorkshire, England and loyal Manchester United fan, was vacationing in Cancun when he met two rabid Liverpool supporters (Liverpool and Manchester United are bitter rivals). The two men grew tired of Slann's boasting (Manchester currently holds the English Premier League and Champions League titles) and decided to throw him in the pool for being an arrogant wanker. Slann, however, had yet to see the full extent of the Liverpudians' retribution.
Upon returning to Liverpool, the two men (who are also cage fighters) decided to set up a fake Facebook profile under the name "Emma" in an attempt to lure Slann into a virtual love affair. The devious plan worked perfectly and to devastating effect.
Slann drove 500 miles from his home to a remote location in North Scotland, where he thought Emma was eagerly awaiting his arrival. When he finally reached the address "Emma" had given him, there was nothing but an old, deserted farm. Soon after arriving, he received a text from "Emma," saying that she was still at work and that he would have to wait a while. After waiting for three hours in his car, a worried Slann called the number he had been texting and was shocked when a man picked up the phone. "Hello Stuart," the man said, "do you remember us? It's them Scouse lads who threw you in the pool. You've been framed."
Slann, who was also tricked into taking a "rude" photo of himself with his camera phone on the drive north, has since been divorced by his wife. While he does think the trick was cruel, he said, "I'll hold my hands up and say they really wound me up."
Brutal. Awesomely brutal. [From: BannedinHollywood]
Losing Face on Facebook
Facebook is going to rewrite the book on standard office excuses, at least for its shortsighted users. Kevin Colvin, an intern at Anglo Irish bank, thought that had an ironclad story when he asked off to attend to a "family emergency." When his boss was alerted to this fresh picture posted to his Facebook profile during his absence, that story lost just a tad of its believability -- unless he was curing Aunt Hattie with his magical powers and a potent hoppy elixir. We're sure that posting the picture seemed like a good idea at the time, Kevin, but you were sadly mistaken. Same goes for that costume.
Students at Glen Ridge High School in New Jersey were shocked and confused when the news trucks rolled up to get the scoop on a set of Facebook photos. Obtained by a nosy parent, the pictures featured underage drinking that led to the suspension of school athletes. Many saw the role of the photos in the punishments as legally questionable, but despite organized protests and other umbrage, many students opted to just take their own racy Facebook pictures down as soon as possible. Live and learn, everyone -- just don't post visual evidence of it happening on your profile.
Even the charmed lives of beauty queens can be dragged through the mud by Facebook photos taken far away from the pageant stage. Miss New Jersey Amy Polumbo discovered this firsthand over the summer when she was the target of a strange "blackmail plot" centered on profile images of her partying and carrying on in a less than royal fashion. She ended up releasing the photos herself, and soon everyone was wondering what the fuss was all about -- from venture capitalists to gossip reporters, Facebook has a tendency to get people riled up.
Thinking about shoplifting some clothing? Here's a tip -- think twice before posting pictures of yourself modeling the hot merchandise on Facebook. Two students at Radford University in Virginia learned this lesson the hard way when a store owner was tipped off and found the incriminating images on Facebook. A stroke of the 'print' button, a trip to the police office, and the bust was complete.
This story -- women who show little discretion in their alcohol consumption and even less when documenting their misadventures on their profiles -- seems to have started the most recent wave of Facebook embarrassments. While it's difficult for many to understand the personal pride and motivation behind such excess, it's even more mind-boggling to know that these exploits are being glorified online for all to see. Mom must be proud, and potential employers are surely beating down the doors.
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Carney said 12:56PM on 2-23-2009
Fanatical sports fandom would make more sense to me if players were truly local people, and thus could in a sense be seen as defending their city from hostile outsiders.
But modern athletes are soul-less mercenaries, working for the highest bidder, with ZERO connection to any locality. In no sense are they representative of the city they play for; in no way do they share the experiences and background and outlook of their fans.
What then explains the rabid fandom? Nostalgia for a time when teams WERE comprised of locals, inappropriately carried over to a new world?
It makes little sense in the US, where at least the vast majority of players are Americans, and thus share nationality with their fans if nothing else.
But in Europe, players are nearly all foreigners, at least in origin, and often completely and obviously alien. Few if any Liverpool or Manchester players are even Europeans, let alone British, let alone English, let alone local lads. So why care SO much about a team whose players don't care AT ALL about you that you'd ruin a rival team fan's marriage, or engage in soccer hooliganism, etc.?
I just do not get it.
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jason said 8:45PM on 2-23-2009
yo Carney, I wholeheartedly agree with you. I was just discussing this with a friend the other day. I'm from brooklyn and basically, I don't understand loyalty to a team when the players are from all over the states. on top of that, they leave or getting traded on a whim. This led me to what may only be a fantasy; if every team was comprised of locals. The best of the best that city, or nation when it comes to international sports like soccer. Imagine the fervor fans would show for teams like that. Even a casual sports cat like me would probably paint his face once or twice for a team like that.
DETman said 9:17PM on 2-23-2009
to say the "vast majority" is an overgeneralization as maybe the "majority" are Americans, baseball has a large number or latin people and ice hockey is full of canadians...
and why does it matter where the players are from... they represent where YOU are from. can't someone from Manchester or Liverpool be proud of that?
Cate said 9:40PM on 2-23-2009
Screwing up someone life for revenge because they 'got on your nerves'. wow. People are evil.
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Johnson said 5:44PM on 2-24-2009
They didn't screw his life up, he did that himself when he decided to have an affair. If he was a real man who really loved his wife their prank never would have worked. He would have said no thank you and walked away.
JackieReacher said 6:03PM on 2-24-2009
He screwed up his own life. He was married. What was he doing trying to meet "Emma" in the first place?
GoGetF*cked said 10:29PM on 2-23-2009
Screwing up someone's life for revenge over sports??? WOW, TRULY PATHETIC!!!
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Andy said 11:11PM on 2-23-2009
I agree absolutely - They are not the Manchester team or the Liverpool team - they might as well be the Blue Team or the Red team - it's utter ballocks !
Most of what is referred to as Patriotism in England is romantic idealism. They proudly wear their Union Jack shorts - but chuck litter out of their car window - savagely attack their fellow citizens for looking at them the worng way in the pub and sue the local government if they trip over in the street. These are not people that "Love their country and everything about it" (Which to me is what patriotism really is. It's dog eat dog in UK and every man for himself - and that's why I got the hell out.
Yeah yeah - I know what you're going to say - they're not all like that - but a hell of alot ARE!
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aj121489 said 11:14PM on 2-23-2009
You guys seem to be overlooking the whole adultery thing though. It's his fault. I think it's funny that he fell for it and I'm sure those guys felt redeemed. And Carney, I agree with you for the most part. I'm not sure where you're writing from but I'm in the US and there are some players who will put a lifelong dream of playing for a certain team before taking the most money. Granted, most don't and it is kinda disappointing to think that most athletes would be so...greedy? Greedy sounds too harsh for what I'm trying to say but I'm not sure how else to describe it
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Halina said 12:32AM on 2-24-2009
It's always a moron of a man, including those considered much younger than a male adult, ones that think they can get away with anything they want to do despite how harmful it is to others on the internet. The internet which is everlasting, forever, and will always be there in the future as they grow older.
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jsr said 12:44AM on 2-24-2009
Oh for Gosh sakes We are all going to be Socialist proletariats anyway what does it matter anymore if you candy Euros wanna play footie ball
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Jps said 1:28AM on 2-24-2009
The guy who got hoodwinked was a jerk, but the guys who did it to him are twisted and sick. What would have happened if the guy killed himself after his wife left him?
Sorry, but I think the tricksters should not get away with ruining somebody's life. The poor sucker shouldn't just 'hold his hands up'. He should just file a lawsuit and financially break their backs.
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OsiPod said 4:33PM on 2-24-2009
You got to be kidding me. They didn't do anything to him. He did it to himself. You can't fool someone into cheating on their wife if they're in a committed relationship. People like you make me sick! You want to blame others for everything. Life isn't always fair. Sometimes it sucks but if you do the right thing, and don't cheat...these guys do NO harm.
Judge Judy said 6:09PM on 2-24-2009
Oh, please! There only reason his wife left him was because of what HE CHOSE to do. The "tricksters" did nothing but send some emails and some fake pics maybe. He made the decision to break his vows and cheat on his wife. HE decided he was going stick hi cxck into someone else. He he decided to kill himself. That's on him and only him too.
Jolene said 2:00AM on 2-24-2009
They're evil? They did his wife a favor!
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Jolene said 2:00AM on 2-24-2009
*Ahem* ...ex-wife.
:P
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HaHa said 6:51AM on 2-24-2009
I am in full agreement with you, Jolene.
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Mike Gayer said 3:27PM on 2-24-2009
Liverpudians with no sense of honour!
Great story, the guy was a putz, but MU is the far better team and has been for a long while.
They should have also been charged with complicity to defraud, in this case the others marriage.
Two wrongs do not make a right I was always told by me mum.
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georgechevy1 said 3:39PM on 2-24-2009
Funny all the "experts" posting that know nothing of what this mans marriage to his now ex wife was like. You know it's just possible she was a miserable fridged bitch that was looking for an excuse to leave him anyway.
As far as the two that set him up I hope Karma comes to visit real soon. Like their lives are so perfect and they wouldnt cheat if they thought that some young hot woman wanted them....Ya..Right.
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DENNIS I. said 3:46PM on 2-24-2009
There are TWO wars ragging, the British economy is worse than ours & millions are without health care here & millions more without dental care in Britian, but this guy makes the news??
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