November 15, 200717 yr http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/11/14/virtual-theft Dutch kid arrested for stealing virtual furniture You couldn't make it up. Oh, hang on… Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 5:27 PM MORE EVIDENCE, WERE IT NEEDED, of the forthcoming apocalypse comes in the form of the arrest of a 17 year-old Dutch bloke for nicking imaginary furniture from someone else's imaginary room in social inadequate networking site Habbo Hotel. The miscreant stands accused of stealing €4,000 worth of virtual furniture and five 15 year-olds are also assisting the real police with their inquiries after they were caught moving the stolen furniture into their own Habbo rooms. The teens convinced other Habbo users to hand over their login details to gain access to the rooms where the furniture - bought with real money - almost existed, then virtually picked it up and pretended to move it to their own imaginary rooms. Virtually six million losers in more than 30 countries play Habbo Hotel each month. Philosophers around the world are even now arguing over the existentialist implications of the heist. ? L'Inq More here
November 15, 200717 yr Oh for the love of...that's just sad...I don't care if the kid stole 4000 euros worth of virtual furniture. I'm more upset at the people who actually buy that crap! I mean...paying for an MMO is one thing...but this...it's just sad...that's all I have to say.
November 15, 200717 yr The dumb part is that people pay real money for virtual furniture. It makes gambling look like a damn investment.
November 15, 200717 yr These people buying virtual lives need help if you ask me. How far are people going to take it. I rememeber reading about a game that a man bought like 3 million dollars worth of real-estate. It was a building full of condos that he was going to sell. WTF. buying a fake condo. I will stick with a games that you spend 50 bucks on and dont have any strings attached.
November 15, 200717 yr These people buying virtual lives need help if you ask me. How far are people going to take it. I rememeber reading about a game that a man bought like 3 million dollars worth of real-estate. It was a building full of condos that he was going to sell. WTF. buying a fake condo. I will stick with a games that you spend 50 bucks on and dont have any strings attached. If I'm thinking of the same story that man also made a lot of money off of that 'fake' real-estate. So much in fact that it's a profit for him (now).
November 15, 200717 yr If I'm thinking of the same story that man also made a lot of money off of that 'fake' real-estate. So much in fact that it's a profit for him (now). I was amazed. That is crazy. Someone needs to find that. Crazy story
November 15, 200717 yr I was amazed. That is crazy. Someone needs to find that. Crazy story I don't have the story, but I remember he got it in second life -- and then charged money for people to enter it and do w/e there. He ended up making a pretty decent profit.
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