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File: GETTING CAUGHT
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-= ON GETTING CAUGHT =-
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WELL, MY BEST PHONE PHREAK PHRIEND GETTING BUSTED PROMPTED THIS SERIES OF
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MESSAGES ON GETTING CAUGHT FOR PHREAKING. I GUESS I'LL JUST OUTLINE WAYS
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THAT WOULD LEAD TO A PHONE PHREAK GETTING CAUGHT AND THE RELATIVE CHANCES.
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FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS ONLY FOR THE HIGH-VOLUME CALLERS, NOT YOU OUT THERE WHO
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MAKE 5-10 CALLS/DAY. YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO WORRY TOO MUCH. FIRST OF ALL,
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I'LL DESCRIBE THE MOST COMMON METHOD THAT LDS USE TO CATCH FRAUDULENT CALLERS.
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WHEN YOU MAKE A "PHREE CALL" THE PHONE NUMBER SHOWS UP ON SOMEONE'S BILL, OF
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COURSE. THEREFORE THE SCC SIMPLY CALLS THAT NUMBER, OR AN AUXILLARY TO THE SAME
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HOME, AND ASKS "...WHO CALLED AT BLAH-BLAH, ON MARCH BLAH-BLAH AND TALKED FOR
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XX MINS?" ETC. MANY TIMES THEY'LL PUT PRESSURE ON THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY
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SPEAK AND TALK ABOUT PENALTIES FOR WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE, ETC, BUT THIS IS BS,
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OF COURSE. BUT, IF THEY GET AN UNSUSPECTING VICTIM, AS IN MY PHRIEND'S CASE,
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AND IF THEY REMEMBER WHO DID INDEED CALL THEM, IT'S BUST CITY...ONE PERSONS'S
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SAYING SO IS NOT ENOUGH TO GET A PHREAK BUSTED. BUT, GETTING A NAME IS THE HARD
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PART FOR THE LD. AFTER THAT, LINES TAPS, DIALING PATTERN CHECKS AND OTHER
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PRELIMINARY INVSTIGATION PROCEDURES FOLLOW, MANY TIMES NAILING THE PHREAK.
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IF THE CALLED-PARTY CHECK FAILS, THEN MANY LD COMPANIES WILL SIMPLY LET IT
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DROP, UNLESS THE BILL IS 500 PAGES LONG OR HAS INT'L CALLS OR SOMETHING. IN
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THIS CASE, THEY WILL USE A SECOND PROCEDURE:
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IF YOU LIVE IN AN ESS TELEPHONE REGION, EVERY TIME YOU DIAL A PHONE NUMBER,
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IT IS RECORDED IN MEMORY AND STORED FOR THREE MONTHS. NOW, IN THE CASE OF A
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LOCAL DIAL-UP LD (I.E., NON-800), THEY WILL RUN A SCAN OF ALL EXCHANGES IN THE
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AREA TO SEE WHO EXACTLY MADE THE FRAUDULENT PHONE CALLS AT EACH PARTICULAR
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TIME. IF YOUR NUMBER POPS UP MORE THAN ONCE, YOU'VE GOT PROBLEMS.
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THERE IS AN INCREDIBLY SIMPLE WAY TO AVOID THIS: MOST LDS HAVE ACCESS NUMBERS
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IN GROUPS OF 50 OR 100. LIKE 215-793-2800. THAT HAS 40 OR SO: 2800 THRU 2840, I
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THINK.
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MORE......
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THIS MEANS THAT 793-2800 TO 2840 ARE ALL MCI ACCESS NUMBERS. IT IS ONE ROTARY
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GROUP. SO HERE'S WHAT TO DO. ADD ONE TO THE ACCESS NUMBER. CHECK TO MAKE SURE
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THAT IS IS STILL A GOOD ACCESS NUMBER (ESS ARE SOMETIMES TRICKY AND SKIP A
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NUMBER OR TWO). THEN, INSTEAD OF DIALING THE REGULAR ACCESS NUMBER, DIAL 1+.
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E.G., DIAL 793-2801 INSTEAD OF 793-2800. THEN THE ESS SCAN FOR # DIALED WILL
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SKIP RIGHT OVER YOU. THIS WORKS WITH METFONE 215-351-0100. DIAL 0101 OR 0102,
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ETC.... AND IT ALSO WORKS FOR MOST LOCAL DIAL-UP SERVICES. 800S YOU DON'T HAVE
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TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW MORE ON 800S. EVERY TIME YOU DIAL AN 800 NUMBER, IT IS
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DULY NOTED AT YOUR FRIENDLY ESS 1 & 2 OFFICES. IF YOUR 800 NUMBER DIALING
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SUDDENLY JUMPS FROM, SAY 15/MONTH TO 17,670 IN TWO WEEKS (INDI- CATING THAT
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YOU'VE BEEN HACKING), A TROUBLE CARD IS DROPPED ON YOUR LINE. IF ENOUGH TCS
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PILE UP, THEY SLAP A DNR ON YOUR LINE AND LOOK AT EXACTLY WHAT NUMBER'S YOU'RE
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DIALING AND WHAT FOR. SO INCREASE YOUR 800 NUMBER DIALING SLOWLY, AND BE SAFE.
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WELL, HOPE I'VE HELPED SOMEONE OUT. ANY QUESTIONS, JUST E-LETTER ME....
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(MARK TABAS)
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