Sunday, August 12, 2007

Net worth

Tale One: A man tries to find a bride over the net (second time around) and goes to Mali to meet up with his new bride and take possession of a large amount of money as part of the "dowry". He is kidnapped and held for ransom, but escapes after 10 days in captivity when he is released to pick up part of the ransom money. Also playing a part in the episode: Australian Federal Police, the South Australia Police, the Canadian Embassy in Mali, and Mali's national police.
Tale 2: A woman (cybername Chatty) in Ballina NSW is saved from death after she types "I feel sick and giddy" in a socuial networking chat-room and then goes quiet. Sweetpea in the UK rang through to Chatty's daughter in Queensland who rang through to Chatty's neighbour who knocked on Chatty's door, and, receiving no response, called emergency personnel. Chatty had collapsed in a diabetic coma and could have died except for the Sweetpea's actions. Sweetpea is a great believer in the internet. She originally came from Nebraska (US) but moved to the UK after meeting her British husband, Bill, in a chatroom.

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