Police arrest teenage online furniture thief

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police have made their first arrest of an online thief -- a 17-year-old accused of stealing virtual furniture from rooms in the Habbo Hotel -- a popular teen-ager networking Web site.

An Amsterdam police spokeswoman confirmed a report that the teen-ager was accused of stealing 4,000 euros ($5,864) worth of virtual furniture by hacking into the accounts of other users.

Four other 15-year-olds have also been questioned in the case, which was instigated by the Web site. They are suspected of moving the stolen furniture into their own online hotel rooms.

Habbo users can create their own characters, decorate their own rooms and play a number of games, paying with Habbo Credits, which they have to buy with real cash.

Habbo Hotel is owned by Finnish Internet company Sulake which said last month it had reached 80 million registered users of its sites in 31 countries.

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[yassmine2878 1]

And I assume he will be virtually cuffed?

[Ban Hammer 13,347]

And I assume he will be virtually cuffed?

and get a virtual sentence

[Nessa 23]

and virtual probation?

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and a virtual fine

[jodee 30]

My girls love Habbo Hotel,...and have often complained of furni, as they call it going missing, they often blamed each other,...

Jodee

[eric&gen 0]

Virtual time in prison with a virtual bubba lol.

[Ban Hammer 13,347]

Virtual time in prison with a virtual bubba lol.

[Jasman0717 9]

What the heck is virtual furniture and how can it be worth 4000 euros

[Amby 490]

I've never even heard of this place

[jodee 30]

jasman,..You can buy furniture, and things to decorate your own virtual room using credits.

You can purchase credits, using cell phone credit, or credit cards, or purchasing it from somehwere else i believe.

I indulged my kids once or twice with this, but when it started going missing, i no longer gave them $$ to purchase this stuff.

Edited November 17, 2007 by jodee