The Local - Sex buyers defrauded by 16-year-old boy
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A 16-year-old boy has been sentenced to community service after stealing money from the bank accounts of several men who believed they were paying to see young girls pose naked on the internet.
The boy, from Mölndal in western Sweden, told prospective customers that they would get one free viewing. There was just one catch: they had to first hand over their personal ID numbers, bank account details and internet bank codes, Metro reports.
Three men fell headlong into the computer whizz’s trap and had a combined total of 56,000 kronor ($9,000) withdrawn from their accounts.
But the 16-year-old did not stop there. Instead he assumed the identity of a secret police officer on the hunt for internet sex buyers. In an ironic twist, the boy used the name of an officer who had led a previous investigation into his fraudulent dealings.
The boy told the men that ...
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Contractor trys to claim found richesFrom: forums.somd.com
Post Date: 2007-12-13 20:31:46
FWIW if you ever find money in MY home, it is mine, thanks.
Contractor, Owner Feud Over Hidden Cash
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CLEVELAND (AP) - A contractor who helped discover bundles of Depression-era U.S. currency totaling $182,000 hidden behind bathroom walls said the homeowner should turn the money over to him or at least share it.
Bob Kitts said his feud with the owner of the 83-year house, a former high school classmate, has deteriorated to the poi...
more Builders Feeling Wrath Of BuyersFrom: forums.somd.com
Post Date: 2007-12-13 19:09:16
"Apparently some of today’s new homebuyers blame the builders outright for the current housing predicament. They are telling unwitting sales reps that they are to blame for running up prices and foisting untenable loans on clients during the latest housing boom. Buyers are telling the sales people stories of how rudely they were treated during the boom, how they were told that if they didn’t want to take the deal they could stick it, because there was a line of buyers right behind them."
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