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Bank Robber Recruits Accomplices With Fake Job Ad on Craigslist
- dmv 18y agoDidn't we see a recruiting tactic like this in the original Thomas Crown Affair (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063688/)?
- wayne 18y agoHe can use that on his YC app to answer "Please tell us about the time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage" (http://news.ycombinator.com/w2009form http://news.ycombinator.com/w2009form).
- mrtron 18y agoI would love to interview this guy just to ask 'What's up with the inner tube escape?'
- ericb 18y agoPerhaps harder for cops to follow you if you're not on land and they don't know which side you're getting out on? Alternately, another craigslist advert paying $200 to tube down the Skykomish River wearing a painting mask.
- eru 18y agoAnother job posting from Craigslist: http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/ldn/783766933.html http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/ldn/783766933.html
- bigthboy 18y agoHaha, that's pretty funny and creative. As long as nobody died, I think that guy should get a "get out of jail free card"!
- dfranke 18y agoYou might think differently if you worked for the bank... I got robbed a few weeks ago. I was using an ATM (standalone, not affiliated with any bank) which had a retractable cover over the money dispenser. Somebody had drilled a hex bolt, requiring a socket driver to remove, through the cover, locking it shut. I didn't notice until it was too late. Then after I left, he presumably returned to remove the bolt and collect my money. It was an absolutely ingenious hack, but that doesn't make me any less inclined to throttle the bastard.
- palish 18y agoHmm.. After you noticed the cover was locked shut, could you have called the cops? That's a robbery in progress, so that seems like a valid reason to call 'em. From there, they could have retrieved your money
- dfranke 18y agoI called them. They couldn't be bothered to show up.
- josefresco 18y agoWhere in the hell to you live? I can't imagine any police force in the US ignoring that call. Maybe you're some sort of local hooligan who cries wolf? You're obviously also pretty foolish to simply let yourself be passively robbed.
- dfranke 18y agoSan Francisco, and I'll choose to ignore the ad hominems.
- palish 18y agoJeez, dude. I hope you're just having a bad day. Relax. Have a party with some friends. Play some guitar. Paint a self-portrait. In other words, try to be happy. If you don't care about others, they won't care about you -- and that's a rather scary position to be in.
- bouncingsoul 18y ago"He then made his escape in an inner tube on the Skykomish River." http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_100108WAB_monroe_robber_floating_escape_TP.ce3930c1.html http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_100108WAB_monroe_...
- mhb 18y agoHere's an alternative technology he could have used. Doesn't have the same cachet of cleverness, but there's a lot less of an incrimination trail about which to worry. http://www.fakecrap.com/products/groucho_glasses.html http://www.fakecrap.com/products/groucho_glasses.html
- mhb 18y agoIt's cleverness theater. Has the appearance of being clever but provides no advantage over the simple, obvious method.
- iigs 18y agoI live two miles away from where this happened. Between the social engineering aspect of this and the escape on the inner tube, this is by far the most interesting thing that has happened in our little town for a while. :)
- oldgregg 18y agoI always thought if I was gonna rob a bank that starting a month prior I would call every service oriented business in town from plumbing to drapes and setup an appointment with everyone for 11am on the OTHER side of town. A thousand angry service people rioting should provide sufficient police distraction (maybe film it and monetize with revver, what a twofer).
- cbrinker 18y agoBank robbery done right.
- wallflower 18y agoReminds me of the dress like Best Buy employees live skit: http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/ http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/
- josefresco 18y agoA classic, thanks for reminding me of that. I loved watching the video of it in action.
- shaunxcode 18y agoWell that finally answers the question of "what will web 3.0 be?"
- steveplace 18y agoHe got the idea from "Inside Man" where they couldn't tell who the bad guys were b/c everyone had painters masks on.