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- ==Phrack Inc.==
-
- Volume One, Issue Eight, Phile #7 of 9
-
- Fun with Automatic Tellers
- by
- +++The Mentor+++
-
- Preface: This is not a particularly easy scam to pull off, as it
- requires either advanced hacking techniques (TRW or banks) or serious balls
- (trashing a private residence or outright breaking & entering), but it can
- be well worth your while to the tune of $500 (five hundred) a day.
- Laws that will be broken: Credit Fraud, Wire Fraud, Bank Fraud, Mail
- Fraud, Theft Over $200, Forgery, and possibly a few others in the course of
- setting the scheme up (rape and murder are optional, but recommended.)
- This all grew from an idea that Poltergeist had about a year ago be-
- fore he turned fed on Extasyy, and Cisban Evil Priest (Android Pope) and my-
- self were implementing it with great success before our untimely arrest and
- recruitment into the service of the State. It is risky, but no more so than
- some of the more elaborate carding routines floating around.
- The first step is to target your victim. The type person you are
- looking for is rich. Very rich.
- Now, don't go trying to hit on J.P. Getty or Johnny Carson or some-
- one who carries a high name recognition. This will just get you into trouble
- as everyone notices a famous person's name floating across their desk.
- Instead look for someone who owns a chain of hog feed stores or some-
- thing discreet like that. We targeted a gentleman who is quite active in the
- silver market, owning several mines in South Africa and not wanting this to
- be widely known (he had no desire to be picketed.)
- Next step, take out a p.o. box in this person's name. Extasyy wrote
- a good file on obtaining a box under a fake name, I don't know if it's still
- around. If not, there are several others out there. (Yeah, I know, this has
- already weeded out the weak of spirit. Anyone who has gotten this far without
- panic is probably going to get away with it.)
- Now comes the fun part, requiring some recon on your part. You need
- to know some fairly serious details about this person's bank dealings.
- 1) Find out what bank he deals with mainly. This isn't too dif-
- ficult, as a quick run through his office trash will usually let
- you find deposit carbons, withdrawal receipts, or *anything* that
- has the bank name on it.
- 2) Find out the account number(s) that he has at the bank. This can
- usually be found on the above-mentioned receipts. If not, you can
- get them in TRW (easier said than done) or you can con them out of
- a hassled bank teller over the phone (Use your imagination. Talk
- slowly and understandingly and give plausible excuses ["I work for
- his car dealership, we need to do a transfer into his account"].)
- 2a) [optional] If you can, find out if he has an ATM (Automatic
- Teller) card. You don't need to know numbers or anything, just
- if a card exists. This can also be ascertained over the phone
- if you cajole properly.
- 3) Armed with this information, go into action.
- a) Obtain some nice (ivory quality) stationary. It doesn't
- have to be engraved or anything, but a $5 or $10 invest-
- ment to put a letterhead with his initials or something
- on it couldn't hurt. But the most important thing is that
- it look good.
- b) Type a nice letter to the bank notifying them of your
- address change. Some banks have forms you have to fill out
- for that sort of thing, so you need to check with the bank
- first (anonymously, of course). You will have to have a
- good copy of his signature on hand to sign all forms and
- letters (again, trash his office).
- c) Call the bank to verify the new address.
- d) IMMEDIATELY upon verifying the change of address, send a
- second letter. If he already has an ATM card, request a
- second card with the business name engraved in it be sent
- for company use. If he doesn't have an ATM card, the let-
- ter should request one for account number xxxxxx. Ask for
- two cards, one with the wife's name, to add authenticity.
- e) Go to the bank and ask for a list of all ATM's on the
- bank's network. Often the state has laws requiring *all*
- machines take *all* cards, so you'll probably be in good
- shape.
- f) Await the arrival of your new card. The PIN (personal
- identification number) is included when they send out a
- card. After picking up the card, forget that you ever
- even *knew* where the p.o. box was, and make sure you
- didn't leave fingerprints.
- g) Begin making the maximum daily withdrawal on the card
- (in most cases $500/day), using a different machine
- each time. Since many of these machines have cameras
- on them, wear a hat & jacket, or a ski mask to be really
- paranoid. To cut the number of trips you have to make
- in half, be at an ATM a few minutes before midnight. Make
- one $500 withdrawal right before midnight, and another one
- right after. This cuts down on the number of trips, but
- police or bank officials may spot the pattern and start
- watching machines around midnight. Use your own judgement.
- Conclusion: Before using the card, make sure that all fingerprints are
- wiped from it. Usually the first hint you will have that they have caught on
- to your scam is that the machine will keep the card. Also, avoid using mach-
- ines in your own town unless it is a big city (Chicago, Milwaukee, Dallas,
- etc...).
-
- Well, I hope this file has proved interesting. Of course, it is only
- intended for entertainment, and I heartily discourage anyone from even *think-
- ing* about trying such a thing. Jail isn't fun, as I can testify. So I take
- no responsibility for the misapplication of this information.
- (But if someone else pulls it off, I wouldn't be averse to hearing
- about it...)
- +++The Mentor+++
- June 20
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