Re: Moneyworld spams

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From: Nick Andrew
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:00

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In <paul-2508961114310001@newshost.anu.edu.au> paul@frcs.alt.za (Paul Nash) writes:

>An alternative approach, which I have taken in the past for similar spams,
>is to connect to the HTTP site that they advertise, and check the sequence
>required for on-line ordering (usually sending a few frames of data to a
>cgi script), then hack up a quick daemon to repeatedly order large
>quantities of their products for delivery to "B. Clinton, Whitehouse" or
>"Scumbags, Moneyworld" with a credit-card number of 1234-2345-3456-4567. 

In the USA there's an activity called Mail Fraud. Heard of it? I expect
Australia has something similar.

Sometimes the good guys lose, because they should play by the rules.

>Leave it running for a few days, and the results can be quite dramatic!

What dramatic results can you reveal? Bad guys shut down Web server, come
out with hands in air? or FBI agents seeking your extradition?

Nick.
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