Identity Theft

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Raven

growing exponentially ....every computer has a mac address
that can be traced same as an IP address.... so i hope
eventually these scum bags get busted....

that creep they just caught in florida had over a million accounts

I can easily hid my IP (Simple proxy server solves all that), mac addresses aren't really useful to track as you can change them quite easily. I'll spoof my mac address at hotels in order to use two computers on the same internet connection - register with one, and then spoof the other.

Many of these cases occur through the use of hijacked PCs as proxies. Computer gets a trojan, and the scammers then proxy to that IP address for their illegal activities, screwing over 2 people at the same time in process.


I'm sorry that happened to you Van. Seems as though something like this will eventually happen to anyone that has widespread use of a credit card. Because I use my CC for just about all my purchases, I have seriously been considering looking into a credit protection company along the lines of LifeLock.

[Raven]

if they are that sophisticated
sometimes they goof up

i wonder how they nabbed the guy in florida
with millions of CC numbered accounts

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AND hey, Salty Bugger doesn't need Noooo Vacation !
heck...he's got his feet up at the crib
chillin by the AC by 2 oclock....
living the life of Riley - i'm telling ya

hell his computers and the CC machine
are doing all the work...

he just surfs the internet all day- mostly

even the Motorcycle is on Auto pilot
and he sleeps while going to and from the shop

[Van]

Originally Posted by Raven

AND hey, Salty Bugger doesn't need Noooo Vacation !
heck...he's got his feet up at the crib
chillin by the AC by 2 oclock....
living the life of Riley - i'm telling ya

hell his computers and the CC machine
are doing all the work...

he just surfs the internet all day- mostly

even the Motorcycle is on Auto pilot
and he sleeps while going to and from the shop

Hmmmm.....Nice work if you can get it......