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Another example of the evil Internet
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:43:26 -0400
This is a sad story. I suspect that the DA's office can probably can come up with the right charges to get back some of this guy's stuff. I'm also very interested to hear what Craig's List has to say about this situation. I guess they don't have human beings who vet their ad postings. I'm pretty sure this is the second time this has happened. Richard http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_032408_news_craigslist_hoax.1ffb2c 9c.html Oregon man's property ransacked after Craigslist hoax 12:24 PM PDT on Monday, March 24, 2008 Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Ore. -- A pair of hoax ads on Craigslist cost an Oregon man much of what he owned. The ads popped up Saturday afternoon, saying the owner of a Jacksonville home was forced to leave the area suddenly and his belongings, including a horse, were free for the taking, said Jackson County sheriff's Detective Sgt. Colin Fagan. But Robert Salisbury had no plans to leave. The independent contractor was at Emigrant Lake when he got a call from a woman who had stopped by his house to claim his horse. On his way home he stopped a truck loaded down with his work ladders, lawn mower and weed eater. "I informed them I was the owner, but they refused to give the stuff back," Salisbury said. "They showed me the Craigslist printout and told me they had the right to do what they did." The driver sped away after rebuking Salisbury. On his way home he spotted other cars filled with his belongings. Once home he was greeted by close to 30 people rummaging through his barn and front porch. .
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