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When police arrested Brooklyn, N.Y., busboy Abraham Abdallah in March, he had Forbes magazine's issue on the 400 richest people in America, plus Social Security numbers, credit-card numbers, bank-account information and mothers' maiden names of an A list of intended victims drawn from the issue, including Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart. Abdallah is accused of using websites, e-mail and off-line methods to try to steal the celebrities' identities and make off with millions in assets. One scheme that was caught in time: he allegedly sent an e-mail purporting to come from Siebel...
...turned out someone knew enough about me to change my address and order new credit cards. I'm pretty sure he got my information from the Internet, though really, how hard is it to grab someone's Social Security number and mother's maiden name? Especially when that someone's mother was divorced and using her maiden name. The kids suffer in so many ways...
...David last week, the conversation turned to Dubya's five-day, five-country tour, which will culminate in a face-to-face session with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The father, says a source close to the former President, has been thinking back on his own maiden voyage to Europe as President in May 1989--and recalling how valuable intelligence can be before a summit. "The old man had been getting signals from people in Europe," the source says, and gave his son "a little dose of realism" about the continental mood. But Bush already knew trouble...
...depreciate as soon as it's driven off the lot. But for residents, investing is not the point. "At no time do we discuss with them a return," says Fredy Dellis, the Belgian-born chief executive of ResidenSea. "What we're selling is a unique lifestyle." The World's maiden voyage is not until January 2002. But the drawing board is dazzling, with plans for onboard art exhibitions, a Swiss-run spa, a full-size tennis court and driving ranges, a retractable marina and a route that constantly circles the globe for events like the Cannes Film Festival and carnival...
...seems, love Cinderella. Look how many zillions of dollars Disney has made repackaging the theme of pretty-but-unusual-girl-gets-lucky: handsome prince marries a sea creature (The Little Mermaid), handsome prince marries maiden who's been dozing for a hundred years (Sleeping Beauty), newly handsome prince marries bookworm with eccentric dad (Beauty and the Beast). Funny, though: the curtain falls at the wedding. The implicit message is that the chase is more exciting than the prize...