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Man Robbed Because Hoax Craigslist Ad Said Everything Was Free

Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 (No comments yet)
Privacy, Safety
Who knows you're out of town and what will they do with the information?
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Here's a great example of how knowing something as simple as where someone lives along with when they're out of town is enough to make their life hell. While this poor guy was minding his business fishing on a lake somewhere, someone called to ask about the free stuff at his house. The thing is, he wasn't giving anything away at all.

Someone posted an ad on Craigslist.com stating that everything on his property was free and people came to rob the place blind.

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