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In <54oekd$aaa@xivic.ruhr.de> I write:

>2. Der Mensch, dessen Adresse im Spam war, hat sich ein rec.pets.dogs.*
                                                     ^^^ in
>   (Hundehaltung/-zucht) ein paar fiese Feinde geschaffen. Vermutlich 
>   haben die/einer von denen seine Adresse benutzt. Daf�r werden die 
>   wohl jetzt vom FBI `gegrillt'.

Nicht ganz richtig. Es gibt in USA �ber 80 Leute, die so hei�en:
 From: "Ken M." <Speedy-Page@Worldnet.att.net>

 There are 55 Steve-Steven Barnards listed in the United States --
 ATT White Pages and 29 Stephen Barnards.

Von Chris Lewis:
 A RCMP spokesman said today that the FBI and NYPD have jointly arrested
 someone and seized their computer equipment.

 So, I think we may well have seen the stupidest spammer that's ever
 lived.

Und jetzt das Bizarre [F'up2 ist gesetzt!]:
 From: Martin Cannon <mcannon@instanet.com>
 Newsgroups: news.admin.net-abuse.misc,alt.aol-sucks,alt.law-enforcement
 Subject: Re: COMPLAINT to AOL: Email Child Porn Offer
 Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 02:47:16 -0700
 Message-ID: <326DE9A4.3B14@instanet.com>

 Like everyone else, I was shocked by the "Child XXX" Spam from AOL. I
 did a small bit of research into the matter, the results of which were
 sent off via private mail to a few users, who posted the comments to
 several newsgroups.

 My phone call to the NYPD was memorable, and may be of interest to the
 readers of alt.law-enforcement. The conversation was on this wise:

  *  *  *

 (The opening words spoken by the officer at the desk were
 unintelligible.)

 "Hello? Is this the police department in..."

 "Don't worry about the kiddie porn thing. It wasn't real."

Machen Sie sich keine Sorgen um die Kinderpornos. Das war 'ne F�lschung.

 "WHAT? How did you know I was going to ask about..."

WAS? Woher wu�ten Sie ...

 "We're the NYPD. We know everything."

Wir sind die Polizei von New York. Wir wissen alles.

 "Yes, but how could you possibly..."

 "Because we're the NYPD."

 "But I didn't even say..."

 "I told you. We are the biggest and the best police department in the
 world. We're the NYPD."

 "Yes, but..."

 "We know everything."

 "OK. But listen, could you clue me in as to how the best cops in the
 world know what I'm going to ask about before I ask it?"

 "Well...because thousands of people all over the world have been
 calling  this morning. From England, France, everywhere."

Weil tausende von Leuten aus der ganzen Welt heute morgen angerufen haben.

 "Ah. THAT explains it."

 "It's not a real child porn message. It's a vengeance thing against the
 guy whose name is at the bottom. We're investigating it."

Es ist eine Art Rache gegen den Mann dessen Name unten drauf steht.

 "OK, but for me the big question is this: I'm NOT mistakenly on some
 list of child porn aficionados, right?"

 "No, that thing was sent out to thousands and thousands of people, I
 guess pretty much at random."

Nein [Sie sind nicht auf einer Liste von Kinderpornofreunden], das Ding
wurde an tausende und abertausende geschickt, und wohl ziemlich zuf�llig
ausgew�hlte.

 "Maybe you ought to tell people that up front. It'll make the
 conversations shorter. Thanks..."

  *  *  *

 Well, now that I look back on it, that conversation seems pretty
 amusing. But why haven't we yet learned the name of the person
 responsible for this monstrous business? After all, the NYPD is supposed
 to be investigating.

 And the NYPD knows everything.

Ich werde den Mann mal fragen, wann er das Gespr�ch gef�hrt hat.

�brigens war auch die Presse in den USA meist ziemlich "clueless".
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