Social Networking Meets Dumb Criminals
This is the perfect story to stumble on for a Monday…
A young man of 19 years old, broke into a house in West Virginia recently and stole two diamond rings worth about $3500. This wouldn’t seem like a big news story except before this young criminal left the home, he checked into his Facebook account… and then left the computer screen on and signed into his account, before fleeing.
Needless to say, he was not hard to find and now faces 1 to 10 years in prison.
An important note to our readers, while this story is comical – there are some safety precautions you should take with your Facebook page. The young criminal in this story knew the victim (and their information) through another Facebook friend.
Be careful with what you post on your social networking sites, especially if you will be out of town.
