Does anyone here know anyone that has had the copper stripped from their house?

Question: Does anyone here know anybody that has had the copper stripped from their house?

 

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Some homes worth less than their copper pipes.Thieves smashed the window to break in and then gutted the property for its copper pipes -- a crime that has spread across the United States as the economy slows and foreclosed homes stand empty and vulnerable.But i have no idea.

 

I saw an old style chandelier made from copper its like 50 years old chandelier. Its big and heavy! Thieves will find hard to steal it up in the ceiling

 

Do you think the homeowner could be the thief to get the insurance money, or the foreclosed owner could be the thief when its no longer his home or am I just being cynical?

 

Thats news to me seriously lol i didnt know about it , houses having worth lower then the copper pipes installed sounds weird lol

 

The day my mother signed the papers for a house she bought last year, the house was broken into and all the pipes and wiring were ripped out of the house. I say it was an inside job (seller) but the house had been empty for a few years too. Who knows.

 

I heard the story from news paper. I do wonder what exactly it is!

 

I could see some people being sneaky and trying to pull one over on the insurance company.

 

I don't think so.It has happened in US only.

 

Only that we know of. It could happen elsewhere, just not reported.

 

Well, no matter where it happens it is wrong. I do not care if it is in the US or not.