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Fred, I understand where you're coming from. I understand how the law works. There's a reason why I didn't post your IP last night. For me to do that, I'd have to use THIS computer to do it. THIS computer is legal and clean. The Feds can search this computer down to the megabyte. It WON'T matter. Nothing I do that's illegal is done through this computer. For the Feds to catch me, they'd have to monitor me physically. I've been watched by the FBI before. No big deal. They follow me and eat doughnuts. They have to have specific information before they get a warrant. It's NOT going to happen. They can try to bend the law to catch me breaking it but they know as well as I do that it could backfire and they could be the ones in court. It really is a Catch Me If You Can kind of scenario. I spent 4 years locked up talking with a few people who knew the law inside and out and I still do. Then there's the problem that this computer is shared. It's not even mine. The law has to tread carefully where that's concerned. I've been doin' this s*** too long to slip up and get caught because of a rookie mistake. The funny thing is, there are guys out there right now doing 10x worse than what I'm doing. Uncle Sam wants a complete overhaul of computer security because it knows that it's f***ed. The government is trying to do what it does so well when faced with the inevitable-they bitch and moan and create more useless laws. They want to monitor everyone on the planet but they don't want their security flaws exposed. SurfPup-The SSDI is something I didn't know of. Maybe that's how illegal aliens are getting their SS#s. Even if my buddy is using this to sell dead people's SS#s, I still don't have connections in the Illinois DMV to get a fake ID. It's worth the $$$ to keep from having to fly to Illinois once a year. I'll have to ask him later tonight about it regardless. Like I said, his business is his business and my business is my business. We have a working partnership. He makes $$$. I make $$$.— January 24, 2010 2:03 p.m.
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LULZ! Once again, Fred proves he don't know what he's talking about. Without giving away the farm, no court of law can convict me. Like I stated, NO EVIDENCE-NO CRIME! For example, say I was investigated by the FBI and they decided to arrest me. All they'd be doing is getting themselves a lawsuit. They need evidence to make an arrest. If I go to court, I don't have to testify. A jury will not convict without a shred of evidence and no testimony. Fred, I looked up your Lawful Intercept Module. It seems as if it has to do with tracing websites. That's all fine and dandy considering I don't use this computer for anything illegal. Like I said, they can watch what I do 24/7 365. It don't matter. Without evidence to support a charge, they've got egg on their face. I've got my s*** hidden so well, they'll never find it.— January 24, 2010 11:24 a.m.
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Look Fred, I don't doubt that you know what you're talking about. You could probably hack me underneath the table. I mostly stay away from hacking but when I need to get out of the house for a few hours, I go visit my stocks and bonds and learn a little bit more. What I do is HIGHLY illegal. Therefore, it's nowhere near my residence. I'm not going to walk a mile and a half at 3:30 in the morning to prove anything to you. Like I said, I'm a guppie in a sharks's world. 75% of what I know, I know from someone writing down what to do. I know basics. That's it. You CANNOT sit here and tell me that writing computer program is hard work. It's not. I could've created a program with the time it's taken me to add to this thread. 26 hours and counting. My roommate needs to use his computer and I need some sleep.— January 24, 2010 3:37 a.m.
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Wow Fred...that's one hell of a resume you have. You've been a busy boy. I'm impressed.— January 24, 2010 3:09 a.m.
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C is used in Java. As for binary code, you wouldn't have anything on the computer without it. Anyways, I've got Vegas odds to look at, a cigarette to smoke and some sleep to get. Game time is about 8 hours away. Like I said Fred, I never claimed to be Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. I've learned the basics and gone from there. You want your IP posted? Like the preacher man says, "SEND $$$$! Hallelujah!!!!" or however it's spelled. Please make checks payable to Mike Hunt. ;-D— January 24, 2010 2:58 a.m.
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Funny. When I Google my real name, I get a hit for Reader articles. When I Google Fred Williams, I get none. O_o I DO see a s***load of hits for a famous Australian landscape painter... He's a dead guy as well. Eerie. :-D— January 24, 2010 2:50 a.m.
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Sorry Fred. I get ISP(Internet Service Provider) and IPS(Internet Protocol Suite) mixed up constantly. IP is just a shortened version of IP. It probably got shortened because ISP and IPS are similar. One reason I could never be military was because they alphabetize everything too.— January 24, 2010 2:40 a.m.
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I pay his taxes back that are taken out of his check because he has the know how to get the ID in the first place. The taxes are taken automatically because it's a job. Neither one of us can stop that from happening. In fairness though, he does take the maximum deductions allowed by law. All depends on if the dead guy was or was not married and how many kids he had. Maybe the guy was 45 with a wife and 5 kids under 18. Who knows? Who cares? If it wasn't for him getting the ID, I wouldn't be able to get my money made on Wall Street free and clear. Since 2004, I've made and lost over $1,000,000 in stock and bond trades. On Wall Street it's easy come-easy go. I've made about $15,000 more than my original investment of $45,000.00 Almost two years ago when oil was skyrocketing through the roof, I was working for Shell making $8.75 an hour under my legal name. At that very same time, I was making thousands of dollars in the oil trade. $150.00 a barrel was SWEET! I could've taken the money and ran but I didn't go into it to make a s***load and get out. I was teaching myself how things in the real world worked. My buddy in Milwaukee tells me what to buy, sell and trade. If I make a few thousand, I send him a few hundred. One of the reasons I'm looking for work is because I know the economy will eventually recover. When that happens, I'll be selling my stocks for ALOT less than I bought them for. Goodbye Powerball cash. Basically, I had the opportunity to do two things:play stockbroker and see if I could use what was taught me to see the world for what it really is. It's been a fun ride but like I said, that Powerball money was my retirement fund. I lose that and I may be f***ed. Nothing lasts forever and eventually I'll get greedy and get caught. Then what? 40 years old in a prison cell because I wanted to play bigshot for awhile? F*** THAT! As for the second part of your reply, he, as do I, never pay the taxes. That's the whole point of risking prison time. He gets paid everything that he makes. If he makes $12.00 an hour, that's what he gets. Well, 3/4s of it anyway. I get to keep whatever I've made on Wall Street. The thing is, like I said, he gets taxes taken out regardless. Uncle Sam gets to keep it. Whatever money both of us spend is taxed. Maybe not by Uncle Sam directly but his younger and more retarded brother, Vinnie. Vinnie is two people as well-County and city.— January 24, 2010 2:32 a.m.
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LULZ! First off, I'm not posting anyone's ISP online. I don't think it's illegal to do so but why cause problems for someone? Your ISP is your computer's SS #. I'm also not going to prove anything to anyone. SD asked and I revealed the basics. What I do and how I do it is so simple a monkey could do it if the monkey knows where to go and what to do. Were you to create a new computer code or program, I could eventually hack it given that it's a secure code. One thing I've noticed over the years is that hacking computers is child's play if you know where to go what to type. For example, we are led to believe that most bank databases are impenetrable. However, if you're a good enough hacker with patience and determination, you will break the database. The Reader database is probably child's play seeing as there's no real financial information. As for identity, that can be taken care of by tracking down the ISP and investigating from there. No need to crack the database to gain, like I said, what's in front of you. I think most people that are unfamiliar with computers tend to get a bit intimidated and gun shy. Java, C++ and binary code are alot like calculus but once you learn the basics, easy skeezy. ;-D Source code CAN be a bit intimidating at times but again, the more you learn, the easier it gets. Like I said Fred, I'm not going to risk 5 years of thumbing my nose at Uncle Sam to prove how stupid I am. Believe me. Don't believe me. I don't give a f***. There's really not much I know how to hack'n'crack anyway. I know basics because it's only what I need to get by on. The rest of the stuff I've learned is stored for future problems that may arise.— January 24, 2010 2:07 a.m.
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For those that don't believe me... http://usa.visa.com/download/merchants/card_accep… Page 31. Bottom of page where it states:Requesting Cardholder ID.— January 24, 2010 12:25 a.m.