True Crime Online Newsletter - January 6, 2014
I couldn't make this up if I tried. . .NC politician tenders resignation letter written in Klingon
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2014/0
A councilman from Indian Trail, N.C., might go on to live long and prosper, but it won’t be on the board after he turned in his resignation letter on Thursday -- in Klingon.
David Waddell said he used the language, spoken by a race of warriors on Star Trek, as part of an inside joke with Mayor Michael Alvarez.
But the mayor isn’t laughing.
“It’s an embarrassment for Indian Trail, and it’s an embarrassment for North Carolina,” Alvarez said. He also called the letter childish and unprofessional.
Along with the letter, Waddell included a translation from Bing.
“Folks don’t know what to think of me half the time,” Waddell said. “I might as well have one last laugh.”
He ended the letter by paraphrasing a Klingon battle proverb: “Perhaps today is a good day (to) resign.”
Even though his term on the board expires in December 2015, Waddell’s resignation is effective as of Jan. 31. Town Manager Joe Fivas said the council will figure out how it is going to replace Waddell later this month or in early February.
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(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Celebrities, businesses and government departments buying bogus Facebook likes and fake Twitter followers from 'click farms' - 01/06/14
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
Celebrities, businesses and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore 'click farms,' where workers tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet comments to inflate social media numbers. Since Facebook launched almost 10 years ago, users have sought to expand their social networks for financial gain, winning friends, bragging rights and professional clout. And social media companies cite the levels of engagement to tout their value.
Bikini barista stand faces boycott accused of cyber-bullying - 01/05/14
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/art
A bikini barista stand is at the center of an ugly war of words that's raising the issue of cyber-bullying, a potential lawsuit, and a public outcry to boycott the stand. The drama started with a Facebook post on Sips Ahoy coffee stand's business page. The post made fun of a customer's weight, and Meghan Calavan, the woman who runs Sips Ahoy, said in a Facebook comment that she posted it because the woman was rude to her.
It's Time To Change Your Passwords And Here's How - 01/05/14
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadki
The first of the year is a good time for many things, one of which is changing passwords. Most people hate the idea of changing passwords, but it is a necessary evil. The proliferation of key loggers, phishing sites, viruses and malware require that passwords be changed regularly. Some folks just use the same password for everything. Words cannot express how dangerous this is, but it is fundamentally no different from having a single key to your home, car, safe deposit box, mailbox, etc. While certainly it is convenient, if somebody gets ahold of this one password, then they can use it to access all your websites.
Nelson Mandela's name being misused by Internet scammers to rob people online - 01/04/14
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/nel
The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an Internet scam that illegally uses the name of former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Ndaba to demand money in lieu of membership fees. The foundation said Proudly South African contacted the Nelson Mandela Foundation about the suspicious nature of two Facebook pages relating to the membership drive, News24 reports.
El Paso teen's family says cyberbullying forced her to kill herself - 01/04/14
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/t
Friends and family are mourning the loss of 14-year-old Viviana Aguirre, after her parents say cyberbullying forced her to take her own life. Viviana killed herself in her family's Lower Valley home late Thursday, after posting that she planned to commit suicide on her Facebook page. "Viviana was a little angel. It's hard for me to say this, but it's like she didn't belong here. She belonged with angels," Viviana's father Rudy Sanchez said.
Anchorage man charged with harassment after creating fake Facebook accounts - 01/04/14
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/2
After downloading photos off a former roommate’s computer without permission, Joshua P. Hoehne allegedly created fake social media accounts for the woman and her sister, all Anchorage residents. The accounts contained images of the women, both real and lookalikes, affixed above sexually explicit captions. Now 42-year-old Hoehne faces a flood of charges, one for theft stemming from the old roomies’ falling out, and hundreds of second-degree harassment charges.
Caroline McGehee cyberbullied over neuromuscular condition - 01/03/14
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/01/ca
A local teenager is fighting a disease that hit her quickly and has left her in a wheelchair. Now on top of her medical battles, she’s also battling bullies trying to crush her spirit. Caroline McGehee, 13, talks openly about her struggle with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, a neuromuscular disease, on social media, giving her a supportive community of thousands. But it's also made her a target of cyberbullying.
Better Business Bureau Warns Of New Online Scam Hitting LinkedIn - 01/01/4
http://foxct.com/2013/12/30/better-busi
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of scams on the professional networking Web site, LinkedIn. Scammers are posing as job recruiters on the site and asking people for personal information such as social security numbers, the BBB reported Monday. “People are also being asked for bank account information so that, supposedly, they can have direct deposit of their checks and we know of course that’s nonsense,” Howard Schwartz, Communications Director for the Connecticut Better Business Bureau said.
http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/Blog/2014/0
A councilman from Indian Trail, N.C., might go on to live long and prosper, but it won’t be on the board after he turned in his resignation letter on Thursday -- in Klingon.
David Waddell said he used the language, spoken by a race of warriors on Star Trek, as part of an inside joke with Mayor Michael Alvarez.
But the mayor isn’t laughing.
“It’s an embarrassment for Indian Trail, and it’s an embarrassment for North Carolina,” Alvarez said. He also called the letter childish and unprofessional.
Along with the letter, Waddell included a translation from Bing.
“Folks don’t know what to think of me half the time,” Waddell said. “I might as well have one last laugh.”
He ended the letter by paraphrasing a Klingon battle proverb: “Perhaps today is a good day (to) resign.”
Even though his term on the board expires in December 2015, Waddell’s resignation is effective as of Jan. 31. Town Manager Joe Fivas said the council will figure out how it is going to replace Waddell later this month or in early February.
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Visit WHOA on the web at http://www.haltabuse.org
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NEWS TO USE AND PASS ALONG!
(DISCLAIMER: The following news items were found on the web and were not written or endorsed by WHO@; they are for informational purposes only)
Celebrities, businesses and government departments buying bogus Facebook likes and fake Twitter followers from 'click farms' - 01/06/14
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art
Celebrities, businesses and even the U.S. State Department have bought bogus Facebook likes, Twitter followers or YouTube viewers from offshore 'click farms,' where workers tap, tap, tap the thumbs up button, view videos or retweet comments to inflate social media numbers. Since Facebook launched almost 10 years ago, users have sought to expand their social networks for financial gain, winning friends, bragging rights and professional clout. And social media companies cite the levels of engagement to tout their value.
Bikini barista stand faces boycott accused of cyber-bullying - 01/05/14
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/komo/art
A bikini barista stand is at the center of an ugly war of words that's raising the issue of cyber-bullying, a potential lawsuit, and a public outcry to boycott the stand. The drama started with a Facebook post on Sips Ahoy coffee stand's business page. The post made fun of a customer's weight, and Meghan Calavan, the woman who runs Sips Ahoy, said in a Facebook comment that she posted it because the woman was rude to her.
It's Time To Change Your Passwords And Here's How - 01/05/14
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jayadki
The first of the year is a good time for many things, one of which is changing passwords. Most people hate the idea of changing passwords, but it is a necessary evil. The proliferation of key loggers, phishing sites, viruses and malware require that passwords be changed regularly. Some folks just use the same password for everything. Words cannot express how dangerous this is, but it is fundamentally no different from having a single key to your home, car, safe deposit box, mailbox, etc. While certainly it is convenient, if somebody gets ahold of this one password, then they can use it to access all your websites.
Nelson Mandela's name being misused by Internet scammers to rob people online - 01/04/14
http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/nel
The Africa Rising Foundation has warned the public about an Internet scam that illegally uses the name of former president Nelson Mandela's grandson Ndaba to demand money in lieu of membership fees. The foundation said Proudly South African contacted the Nelson Mandela Foundation about the suspicious nature of two Facebook pages relating to the membership drive, News24 reports.
El Paso teen's family says cyberbullying forced her to kill herself - 01/04/14
http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/features/t
Friends and family are mourning the loss of 14-year-old Viviana Aguirre, after her parents say cyberbullying forced her to take her own life. Viviana killed herself in her family's Lower Valley home late Thursday, after posting that she planned to commit suicide on her Facebook page. "Viviana was a little angel. It's hard for me to say this, but it's like she didn't belong here. She belonged with angels," Viviana's father Rudy Sanchez said.
Anchorage man charged with harassment after creating fake Facebook accounts - 01/04/14
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/2
After downloading photos off a former roommate’s computer without permission, Joshua P. Hoehne allegedly created fake social media accounts for the woman and her sister, all Anchorage residents. The accounts contained images of the women, both real and lookalikes, affixed above sexually explicit captions. Now 42-year-old Hoehne faces a flood of charges, one for theft stemming from the old roomies’ falling out, and hundreds of second-degree harassment charges.
Caroline McGehee cyberbullied over neuromuscular condition - 01/03/14
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/01/ca
A local teenager is fighting a disease that hit her quickly and has left her in a wheelchair. Now on top of her medical battles, she’s also battling bullies trying to crush her spirit. Caroline McGehee, 13, talks openly about her struggle with Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, a neuromuscular disease, on social media, giving her a supportive community of thousands. But it's also made her a target of cyberbullying.
Better Business Bureau Warns Of New Online Scam Hitting LinkedIn - 01/01/4
http://foxct.com/2013/12/30/better-busi
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of scams on the professional networking Web site, LinkedIn. Scammers are posing as job recruiters on the site and asking people for personal information such as social security numbers, the BBB reported Monday. “People are also being asked for bank account information so that, supposedly, they can have direct deposit of their checks and we know of course that’s nonsense,” Howard Schwartz, Communications Director for the Connecticut Better Business Bureau said.
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