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Monday, May 17, 2010

Remembering that 'friends' aren't necessarily people you really know

Facebook Fake Lures Teen Nona Belomesoff Into Death Trap, Say Cops; Job Offer Ends in Murder
Rescuing injured animals is all 18-year-old Australian Nona Belomesoff wanted to do. Instead, her best intentions led to her murder, say police, allegedly by a 20-year-old man who used Facebook to lure her on a trip to save injured animals.

Twenty-year-old Christopher James Dannevig is charged with murdering the young woman at a creek south of Sydney, reports BBC News.

Belomesoff's body was found Friday night, May 14, two days after she went on the trip with the man. Detectives believe the young girl befriended the suspect on Facebook, because she was interested in working with animals. He had allegedly set up a fake profile claiming he worked for an animal welfare group, reports the BBC.

How sad, and the murderer used a completely non-sexual tactic playing on the interests that were most likely apparent in her Facebook profile.

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