OT: The FBI Hacked My Computer

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The sad part is, people are taken in by these scams (fortunately this one helps some smaller companies).

I recall that 4 nigerians and an egyptian was arrested recently for convincing like 400 people to turn over thier bank account numbers then they promptly cleaned out thier life savings!

[DirectorTsaarx]

Atrocities: where did the original message come from?

Just a word of warning to everyone - Zero's right, it's likely a hacker (or group of hackers) messing with someone. Given the usual origin of "illegal" software, it should surprise no-one that many warez Boards are run by hackers; it should also surprise no-one that some of those warez Boards are run more to find new victims for those same hackers than to distribute software. There may be a few Robin Hoods out there trying to steal from the rich (software companies) and give to the poor (private citizens), but there are many more "Robbing Hoods" looking to steal from everyone & give to themselves...

So the original post could be some wannabe who talked a good game on the 'Boards, bragging about his "pirated" software, and some real hackers decided to take him down a peg; or it could be a typical naive user who visited the wrong 'warez site to find "no-CD programs" and how to prevent WinXP from calling the mothership.

Or it could just be a scam sent out by a company looking to sell a new program that's intended to prevent these supposed scans. I recently read about something like that, but I forget where...

[geoschmo]

Of course DirectorTsaarx, you could be just a narc planetd by the F.B.I. to monitor our activities and to throw us off the topic when we get to close to the truth. What kind of a nick is "DirectorTsaarx" anyway. Anyone else notice that the head of the F.B.I. goes by the name of "Director" too? Coincindence? Really? Or is it so coincidental that it has to be the truth?

[ July 30, 2002, 21:00: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[DirectorTsaarx]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Of course DirectorTsaarx, you could be just a narc planetd by the F.B.I. to monitor our activities and to throw us off the topic when we get to close to the truth. What kind of a nick is "DirectorTsaarx" anyway. Anyone else notice that the head of the F.B.I. goes by the name of "Director" too? Coincindence? Really? Or is it so coincidental that it has to be the truth?

Well, actually, I'm the Director of the TIB (Timecops In Black). And yes, before you ask, we PURPOSELY created that Van Damme movie a few years ago; good disinformation, plus the low production values served to further reduce people's belief...

Anyway, here's a link to the site I mentioned in my previous post, about scammers trying to "scare" up business with postings (and fake webpages!) similar to what Atrocities posted:
LINK--->Consumer Warning: Robin Hood Software<---LINK

[Atrocities]

I got the message from www.gamespot.com forums. I post there under Advocate.

[Baron Munchausen]

Meanwhile, the RIAA is getting a taste of their own medicine from script kiddies who heard about their efforts to get 'legal sanction' to hack music downloaders...

http://slashdot.org/articles/02/07/3...2.shtml?tid=99

Slashdot is fun to read sometimes.

[Shadowstar]

I've always believed the best way to throw people off the truth is to make B-grade movies about the subject.

Yes, that's right, hot dogs are PEOPLE!