Thanks for the discussion. I hate to say I am glad to know others have experienced the same problem, just that I know it's not just me. The person did reply to my question of where they found it with "Well someone posted a pic of it in the GC photo galleries. I 'll provide a link GC trackables: "http://www.geocaching.com/track/" click the -visit travelbug galleries link. However you will have to scroll through the pages of photos until you find it because i do not remember exactly when it was posted as many (sometimes hundreds) of photos are posted daily.
Just an FYI, you know it's not uncommon for people to post pix in the galleries as a way to share their TB's. Actually some folks do this because of the theft rate of TB's out in the wild as a way of safely sharing them. I'm not quite sure why you would be upset over this? In addition if your bug is attached to your pack anyone anywhere could snap a pic and post it. In closing and in my honest opinion a photo discovery is no different than attending an event with TB's scattered about on a table for folks to view, appreciate, discover and log as such."
Ya nice story buddy. Is it ok to post the person's geocache name for warning others?