Thieves, cons and scammers may be watching you online - USATODAY.com

You're on summer vacation, enjoying time away. But at home, burglars are making quick work of your house. They've read your social-networking updates and know that you're out of town.

Google Street View helped them scope your house. The pictures of your home's interior you posted online, say on Flickr.com, help them find high-ticket items quickly. Sound far-fetched? Such events are becoming increasingly common. A careless Twitter message recently led to the burglary of an Arizona man's house..."