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Old 08-10-2011, 08:50 PM   #19
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by Rifleman View Post
Police would be able to track down the IP of the computer used to post the advertisement, and all subsequent Paypal or bank transactions. I doubt a thief who was really on the ball would do anything online unless he was logging on from internet cafes or coffee shops. It's more likely they'd sell it to a scalper.
You assume you can trace someone that easily with their IP. The real world is not CSI. If were posting an ad with the intention of robbing people, I'd post from the library or wifi hotspot in Starbucks, etc.


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