Danger Isn't Just on the Internet

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5668729.html
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I was surprised to read there are still phone chat lines out there. With the internet and sites like yahoo and myspace, I figured the phone chat/party line would go the way of the dodo. However, they have not as demonstrated in this story out of Baytown where at least four people have found themselves victims of set up attacks from using this line.
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"It's like an on-line chat but this one is over the phone," (Baytown Police Detective)Elizondo said today."
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Uh, detective, phone chat lines predate internet usage. I guess that's the only way to make people understand this concept (by comparing it to the internet) or he's not very current with the times.
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"Two men, Elizondo said, "didn't want to tell officers why they were in Baytown."
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Uh, that's because they weren't supposed to be there and didn't want their wives to find out. I can see the conversation now, "honey, I wanted to go shopping at San Jacinto Mall, I really don't care for Katy Mills Mall." Or, "honey, I felt like attending Lee Junior College! I know I have a Master's Degree, but I'm bored!"
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See, it isn't just myspace and yahoo. People are using phone lines to lure them into robbery/attacks. The smart thing for these guys to do is to not to meet these "women" at apartment complexes, especially ones in Baytown. This is one of those stories where you shake your head and ask "what were they thinking, no wait, I know what they were thinking. Sadly the other brain was doing all the thinking."