The Dark Side Of Craigslist

Jason Fortuny: The Ultimate Troll

In 2006, Jason Fortuny posed as a woman on Craigslist looking for muscular men who wanted to roughly engage in a particular act. The personal ad asked for pictures and information. Over 100 men responded to the ad with the requested information, not knowing what they were getting themselves into.

Fortuny then took the responses of each man and posted it on a Livejournal page. Soon, all their pictures and personal contact information were live for the world to see. Fortuny claimed the prank was an “experiment” and thought he would get away with what he did, but he soon found himself in a civil lawsuit for almost $75,000.