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2 Months ago I was nabbed by surprise for phreaking through a
950. Since most everyone who are reading this have, had, or will
engage in such activity I thought i'd document my bust and show how I
and others evaded the bill. Don't believe what anyone says about the
safety of hacking/using codes today. The scene is more unpredicable than
ever and there is no way of knowing where your number might light up..
Well enuf o that crap.. Here's the
letter
I recieved on
# Vortel Communications, INC.
June 10, 1990
Mr. Ed Brownstone
333 Hellcamp drive
SF, Ca. 11111
Dear Mr. Brownstone;
Your telephone, (xxx) xxx-xxxx, was used on May 4 and 5 to make
fraudulent long distance telephone calls through VORTEL
COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Califorina certified public utility.
Toll Fraud is both a state and federal felony. The fraud calls were
made to (415) xxx-xxxx, (216) xxx-xxxx, (415) xxx-xxxx, (818) xxx-
xxxx, and (601) 452-3918 using VORTEL's 950-XXXX access telephone
and a stolen six digit authorization code.
Automatic number identification equipment has identifed the specific
calls mentioned above as coming from your telephone. You are
legally responsible for all calls originating from this telephone.
The VORTEL Califorina Public Utilities Commission Tariff lists
the price of unauthorized calls such as yours at $3.00 for the
first minute and $2.00 for each additional minute for both
completed and uncompleted calls. The total call charges are
$180 for 32 calls.
Your share of the cost of the investigation undertaken by VORTEL
in order to identify and properly bill these calls is $473.00
The total cost is $653.00.
At this time we prefer to settle this matter privately rather than
refer it to federal and state law enforcement agencies as a felony
criminal case.
Please call me at (800) xxx-xxxx by June 18 to make arrangements
for payment of the $653.00.
Cordially,
Fred Fed,
Toll Fraud Investigator
If you live with your parents and have found a letter like this
one keep it to yourself for now. I'd recommend first calling or
e-mailing all your friends who used the code and recieved a
similar letter. If possible let them make the first move by
calling the telco. Find out all you can, do they offer payment
plans, do they attempt to strike bargains, how big is the co.,
ect... Before I called here's how other people dealt with the
problem.
1)Teenager nabbed for $1500. Dad finds letter and agrees to pay
bill but refuses to pay 'investigation fees' citing it was all
recorded by computer. Telco backs down and accepts on the
same call.
2)Teenager busted for $700. Agrees to payment plan. Never mailed
a dime. Never bothered again.
3)Crazy Maniac busted for $1200. Calls telco and says no way i'm
gonna pay. I don't know what the hell a 950 is! Threatens to sue.
Never bothered again even though guility of the calls.
4)Teenager burned for $800. Agrees to payment plan. Talks with the
Investigator and finds out that 1)They used the 800 # with instant
ANI to use as backup to make sure they are dealing with right guy.
2)The investigation fees went to him and a Pac Bell scan of
certain areas where Vortel had obtained the partial numbers
of fraud users from incomplete ANI. (Everyone was busted for
the same 2 days. code lasted weeks.. I don't think other companies
use the same methods though) 3)Vortel didn't really have the money
to take people to court and there were too many loopholes to make
it a successful battle. 4)If you agree to payment you are admitting
guilt and cannot back down from that point. Example number 3 used
this info. to his advantage by calling the 800# through a 950 and
taking his aggressive stance.
Well what I decided to do was just talk with the guy about how I
really didn't know what I was getting into, refused to pay the
investigation fees, and offered to tell him what I knew. In exchange
for the $180 I explained to him about wardialers (he thought we
stole the actual cards and spread em) and gave him a really,really,
lame VMB.. (I advise against this. A mad phreaker/hacker is more
dangerous than any Toll Fraud Investigator anyday) If you have to
nark then make sure it's a VMB that hasn't been updated for weeks
and is run by a 12 year old leech that likes to play Poison in
their greeting.. In my case is was He-Man.. (If you read this
contact me for a free box).. After this i said good-bye and never
heard from mr.fed again..
One last thing.. Be careful in how agressive you are in dealing
with the situation. If you have rich parents who are willing to
pay the bill in exchange for you being grounded for a month or
two.. TAKE IT!. Toll Fraud is a Felony and convicted felons always
to fill out those annoying extra sections on Burger King
applications.. On the other hand, if your parents say the money
is coming outta yer ass and you feel you are being ripped off
in the process... ($700 for 30 phone calls?! 10 of them were busy
signals and counted as 'uncomplete calls-$3.00).. by all means
do what ya can to avoid the money-grubbers..
This has been quite a
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and u can take my spelling
errors and..