(Don't) Steal This Skype
We've always known that Skype users were smart, but we'd never heard of anyone using Skype and a bit of old-fashioned ingenuity to fool a computer thief--until today, that is. "Someone broke into my house and stole my laptop," explains one intrepid user. "I always have Skype online on the laptop. I downloaded Skype onto my other PC, made a new account, and sent a chat request to my original account--and talked to the burglar. We set up a meeting, and I went with the police and caught the guy, thanks to Skype!"
A word to the wise: when it comes to free calls with Skype, crime certainly does not pay.
gerardoandresvallejo commented Friday, Jun 9
Thanks For Posting My story, Scott, i know that this story is kind of irreal, but it was what happend, so am very thankful for this kind of programs , thanks for skype i got my laptop back and we busted the burglar... now he is on jail and am here talking by skype again...
britishjohn06 commented Saturday, Jun 17
haha, that has made my day, very well done. I remeber when my laptop was stolen when out house was burgled, its so frustrating isn't it, but bravo, its nice to see the victims of crimes winning for once.