Here is a sad case of a Gulf War veteran in the UK, who fell victim to a rather mean-spirited con operation by a woman and her male accomplice, or so it appears. With thanks to Redemtech for the tip, Yourthanet reports that the veteran and artist, Glenn Fitzpatrick, was putting on an art exhibition in Margate. A couple came in who immediately seemed suspicious to Fitzpatrick, but he “gave them the benefit of the doubt.” It turned out that the woman, who feigned interest in Fitzpatrick’s art, was merely distracting him while the man took off with his laptop.

But you guessed it. The laptop was worth far, far more than the few hundred dollars of hardware. It had a treasure trove of hard work–Fitzpatrick’s art. No backup. No tracking software. No remote data recovery. No SafeTag.

I’d venture a very strong guess that the male accomplice, seeing the SafeTag, would have breezed right on by. 0.4% Theft Rate speaks for itself.

Here’s hoping that, in an unusual twist, Mr. Fitzpatrick does indeed get his laptop back, and all its data.