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elgato
Joined: 24 Feb 2005
Posts: 17239
Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:49 pm Post subject: If selling Stolen Stuff on Cl, Don't Post Your Real Phone # |
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You would think that, given the amount of heisted property that gets listed for sale on Craigslist ever day, the criminal masterminds out there would know to not post any information that could immediately identify them to the authorities. And yet, a man from Indiana is behind bars right now, all because he didn't follow this simple rule.
According to police, the man in question was attempting to sell a stolen trailer on Craigslist (we're assuming he wasn't actually dumb enough to list it as "stolen") and posted a phone number for any interested buyers.
Suspecting the trailer listed on the site had been heisted, a police officer tracked the seller down and questioned him about the trailer. Police say he refused to answer any questions about himself or the trailer, which had been spray painted since being illegally obtained.
That's when the officer asked the rightful owner of the trailer to call the number listed in the ad. Not surprisingly, the phone belonging to the seller started ringing.
The seller was subsequently arrested and faces charges of receiving stolen property.
So let this be a lesson to anyone hoping to fence stolen goods on Craigslist -- Create a new e-mail address, get a pre-paid cellphone... anything to put an inch of distance between your real identity and your craigslist ad. Otherwise, you'll likely end up behind bars.
Who are we kidding? If you're trying to make a living by selling stolen goods online, you're probably not far from a visit to the big house anyway.
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sixftrs
Joined: 19 Oct 2008
Posts: 38
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| Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:21 am Post subject: Re: If selling Stolen Stuff on Cl, Don't Post Your Real Phon |
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| My daughter's laptop was stolen from her locked car in a parking ramp a year ago. She had to run from classes directly to work and didn't have time to drop it off at her apartment in between. Fortunately, our homeowners insurance would have covered it (minus a deductible) but her idiot thief decided to sell it, along with several other stolen items, on our local craigslist. Wouldn't you think he would at least have had the brains to list in a nearby city, and not the same one that the thefts occurred? :lol: A sharp officer noticed all of the items matching recent reports, pretended to be an interested buyer, and they caught him red handed with the merchandise. She got everything back but the 2 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that he took. Needless to say, she makes the time to drop her laptop off at home before going to work now. :) |
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