internet theft

[nearchoclatetown]

after reading the discussion about pictures of cars leading to theft, let me relate this story. this really happened to me 6 years ago. i have a small business at home, get frequent ups deliveries for supplies, mostly from mcmaster-carr and msc. msc, like many other companies puts your account no. on your mailing address label. on days after a holiday[ like president's day] my mail gets screwed up by a substitute driver. everyone's mail is off by 2 or 3 mailboxes. i should have received a bill on one of these screwed up days but never did. a few days later i got home to a big box sitting in my house. my ups driver knows if i'm not home he can leave a package on my porch. i had just taken a real job, that's why i wasn't there. my son had come home from school and followed the ups truck up my driveway. thinking the package was for me he put the box in the house and went fishing with buddies. i hadn't ordered anything so i went to my shop to call msc to see whatup. there was a message from them with much concern in the voice. it seems "i" had called the order in for a new kennedy tool box, air sander, and $4000 worth of other tools. but "i" seemed very nervous even though"i" knew all the answers to there security questions, including account no. remember the screwed up mail? it seems one of my neighbors got my bill with acc. no. and decided to shop. since ups delivered about 2:30 and i didn't get home until 4:00 he should have had ample time to retreive his new items, for which i would receive the bill. lucky for me my son put the package in the house so the neighbor never got anything. after many phone calls msc and i pieced together what happened and they even paid return shipping. i could never prove what he did but about 3 days later i had a call from msc. this same neighbor was in msc's showroom looking at the same toolbox he tried to steal . when he complained how expensive they were and bought something else the girl recognized the address and called me. she described him perfectly. so now every mailorder acc. has it's own password. no password, no package. beware, someone is always thinking and it's not always a good thought.

[DizzyDale]

Dear nearchocolatetown,Sorry to hear you have a crumb bum for a neighbor,why not introduce him to your fist,obviously not a car guy,hope this does not deter everyone or anyone from posting photos.diz <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />

[Peter Gariepy]

My made a good point - thanks. I am confused by the title though "internet theft". isnt this mail theft?

Peter

[nearchoclatetown]

yes, this wouldn't have been internet theft. but several people were condemned for being secretive about there cars. i think they may have a point, but that's up to the individual. it was just a warning how lowlifes exist.

[ex98thdrill]

Just remember that if you give someone the fist, it'll turn into a felony arrest for you (especially if there's witnesses and/or marks), plus by the time the receiver gets done with you in civil court, he'll have enough money to buy three of those toolboxes at your expense..... food for thought.

[nearchoclatetown]

i did approach the sob at a local unimart, told him he needed a job to occupy his little mind [ he's a welfare bum] and what i thought of him[ known him all his life] and i had to explain to one of pennsylvania's fineist police ociffers that i wouldn't harass him again. damned cop didn't care he was standing beside the box containing the toolbox while i was telling him my story. i was the guilty one because he called the fuzz. btw, i do really enjoy seeing pictures of other's cars. maybe you could get the house no. in the backround.

[ex98thdrill]

My dad's best friend, bought a brand new '55 Chevy back when he was 20 years old, and still has it. The car had a frame up restoration back in 1995. He's also got a '62 Impala SS (40,000 miles on it), a '77 Monte Carlo (18,000 miles on it), and an '88 Monte SS (low mileage). All four cars, are were bought and still look like brand new, and with exception of the '55, they're all original. He always drove "winter rats" over the years, so that's why they're still nice. That's pretty tough to beat in New York.