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Police Investigating Virtual Furniture Theft

Posted by samzenpus on from the someone-has-been-sleeping-in-my-virtual-bed dept.

krou writes "Finnish police are involved in the investigation of up to 400 cases of theft from virtual world Habbo Hotel, with some users reporting the loss of up to €1000 of virtual furniture and other items. Users were targeted using a phishing scam that used fake webpages to capture usernames and passwords. There is no mention as to whether or not the thieves made off with the bath towels, gowns, shampoo bottles, and soaps."

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  1. Re:Get what they deserve by kyrio · · Score: 0, Troll

    The people you get internet access from are called Internet Service Providers. They are not Internet Imaginary Belongings Providers. Internet access is a service, not something you buy to keep.