Mystery of a stolen Apple Watch leads to a suspicious warehouse in New Jersey
TLDR Brina's Apple Watch was stolen and sent to a mysterious warehouse in New Jersey, suspected of being involved in organized crime activities, leading to a plan to track down the thief.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A girl named Brina had a tech support issue when she sold her Apple Watch on an auction site and it was sent to the wrong address, causing her to lose the watch and not get a refund.
03:56
There is a warehouse at 600 Markley Street in New Jersey that is receiving a wide range of items from hacked accounts, leading to suspicions of organized crime and a front company called MIST.
08:41
The host visits the warehouse at 600 Markle Street and speaks to the receptionist, who mentions that the police and FBI have visited before, leading to suspicions of illegal activity.
12:41
Mies is a mail forwarding company that ships packages to former USSR countries at a cheaper rate than FedEx and UPS by consolidating packages, but they are aware of reports of fraud and try to return goods when they find out, although it often happens too late.
16:59
The hosts come up with a plan to send GPS tracking devices to known hackers in order to track their location and gather information about their activities.
21:11
The hosts receive information about the specific hacker who stole Brina's watch, including his name, email address, phone number, and mailing address in the city of Ijevsk, Russia.
25:53
The hosts call a man named Nikita who claims that his identity was stolen and used on the Meest website, but Ashley, the reporter, is skeptical of his story.
30:34
The hosts discover the Facebook page of the person who stole the watch, but when they inform Brina, she is disappointed that the person won't return the watch and apologize, although she considers going to the local police to get him in trouble.
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