File photo of Furby dolls (© Tony Kyriacou/Rex Features)

Furby Instagram scam allegedly nets Thai woman $200K, criminal charges

2/9/2013

It's hard to believe that the Furby comeback isn't taking place only in America — it's officially global. For proof: A woman in Thailand was arrested after she allegedly netted $200,000 in a scam that involved placing ads for the freaky, vaguely unsettling dolls on Instagram and then not filling the orders she received. The 16-year-old woman charged an astounding-sounding price of around $130 to $200 for the dolls. [Source]

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