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Awesome: Musician Recovers iPhone From Thief Using a Computer, $20 and a Hammer

Jan. 4, 2013 10:37pm Jason Howerton

Nadav Nirenberg Recovers Stolen iPhone by Seducing Thief on Onling Dating Site

Punk trombonist Nadav Nirenberg yesterday tells how he used a hammer to nail an iPhone thief by posing as a girl. Got it? (New York Post/Gabriella Bass)

We all know the age-old saying, “crime doesn’t pay.” Well, sometimes it can also be humiliating, one thief learned after his victim turned the tables with an elaborate ruse.

While out on the town on New Year’s Eve, 27-year-old musician Nadav Nirenberg lost his iPhone in the back of a cab. He called his phone several times, and when he got no answer, left messages promising a reward if the phone was returned to him.

Unfortunately, his messages went unreturned and he realized he may never see his iPhone again.

Then, just as he had lost all hope, Nirenberg noticed the phone thief had logged into his online dating profile on OKCupid and was trying to meet women. “Not only is he stealing my phone, he’s creepy and disturbing,” he wrote in a blog post.

But that gave Nirenberg an idea. He created a fake email and “half-believable” OKCupid account as “Jennifer Gonzalez.” Jennifer was 24 and had just moved to Brooklyn. She was also, conveniently for the thief, looking for a man to take her out.

“I sent a message to the thief (my account) and chatted him up as Jennifer…weird,” Nirenberg recalled on his blog. “I used lots of winks and smiley faces so I would seem like a girl,” he later told the New York Post.

After a few hours of online chatting and heavy flirting, “Jennifer” suggested that they meet for a glass of wine at her apartment. And the thief showed up, “all dressed up, had a bottle of wine and stank of cologne.”

But the thieving Casanova’s romantic date was ruined when Nirenberg appeared behind him — holding a large hammer. He tapped the man on the shoulder and asked for his phone back. As a good faith gesture, he actually gave the guy $20 for his phone.

“He was ready for a date,” Niremberg told the New York Post. He described the man as a “small Indian dude.”

In what is perhaps the best part of this story, before the embarrassed man could get away, Niremberg jokingly told him, “You smell great, though.”

The Huffington Post provides a screenshot of Niremberg’s soon-to-be deleted OKCupid profile:

Bonus: TheBlaze accidentally stumbled onto one of Nirenberg’s trombone solos on YouTube — and he’s really, really good. Enjoy.

(H/T: HuffPo)

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Comments (109)

breedofthe45
Posted on January 7, 2013 at 12:05pm
I guess this guy should apologize to the Indian guy who took his phone, He is Indian and the Iphone owner is white and American which automatically makes him a racist, bigot, evil Capitalist, Imperialist and Colonialist Indian killer bastard who believe in some God and not in Allah the true Deity of the whole World[according to Academia and Critical thinking at our schools].
Therefore i think the only reason he took his phone back from the Indian guy was because he is a racist and part of the 1%.[Sarcasm]

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MistaB
Posted on January 7, 2013 at 10:19am
Nadav really blows. He’s lucky the dude wasn’t packing a gun. A lot of good that hammer would have done.

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MistaB
Posted on January 7, 2013 at 10:17am
Lucky the guy wasn’t packing a gun. I lot of good that hammer would have done.

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Flagstaff
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 3:29pm
He needs to be careful. What he describes is assault with a deadly weapon, at least it is in the politically correct world of Obama’s America. Recovering your own stolen property by force isn’t allowed. If it comes up, I hope he has the sense to say, “What hammer?”

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JIMC5499
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 2:46pm
Would we have heard of this if instead of a hammer, the man used a gun to get his phone back?

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Whiddler
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 1:50pm
You’ve got to be kidding me! This is the liberal’s dream scenario, a happy ending and no real threat of violence. Then to top it off the musician provides a video link to his page. Sorry I’m not buying it and I think The Blaze just got played!

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Sue J.
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 1:15pm
Too kind. Just have the jerk arrested. No $20.00 perk!

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HYPNOTOAD
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 11:52am
This lame obamafite actually paid the thief instead of tearing him a new one. This is what an obamanation looks like. Makes me want to puke.

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dumpdabums
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 11:39am
She is so shallow.. Not a thought of any note worthiness could have ever crossed such a little minded person like her. Total waste of time even considering what she had to say.
Blaze best use your time elsewhere !

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Scoutmapper
Posted on January 6, 2013 at 11:20am
Welcome to the new Metro-sexual America, one smarter sissy outwits a dumber hard-up sissy, pays him for stealing his $400 property. In my book both dudes get their asses kicked and one gets arrested.
Throat punch to both, SOFREP Mafia-style.

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americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:15pm
Problem is he now knows where you live as well. Better watch your back! ;) :) ;)

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KissMyAmericanFlag
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:49pm
LOL! One of the most captivating twist-of-fate articles I’ve come across in some time. Also, noted the smiley faces/ wink inclusion in the messages he set, _to be more convincing as a girl_. LOL!

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