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THE ANATOMY OF AN INVESTIGATION
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COMPILED BY:
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HOLOPHAX PHREAKER
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MCI
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WHEN AND IF MCI INVESTIGATES YOU, YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ADVANTAGE. MCI
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TENDS TO BE VERY PREDICTABLE IN THEIR INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES. WHEN MCI
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FIRST DISCOVERS THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN USING ONE OF THEIR MCI DIALUPS
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ILLEGALLY, THEY WAIT UNTIL THE CODE GETS A LARGE BILL, SAY AT LEAST $1000.
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IF HAS TO BE BIG SO THEY CAN PROFIT FROM INVESTIGATING YOU. WHEN THEY HAVE
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THE ABOVE QUOTA, THEY BEGIN CALLING ALL DESTINATION CALLS ON THE CODE. THIS
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WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THEY SLAP A TRACE ONTO THE CODE. THEY CALL UP EVERYONE WHO
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WAS CALLED WITH THE CODE AND ASK WHO CALLED THEM AT SUCH A TIME. IF THERE
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IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE BILL TO ONE NUMBER, THEN THEY USUALLY THREATEN THE
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PERSON BY SAYING IF THEY DON'T TELL WHO IT IS, THEN THEY WILL MAKE THEM PAY,
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ETC...AFTER THEY DO THIS, THERE ARE TWO POSSIBLE OPTIONS THEY HAVE FROM HERE.
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IF THEY HAVE YOUR NAME OR PHONE NUMBER, OR EVEN YOUR HANDLE (IF ITS ORIGINAL)
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THEY WILL CHECK YOU OUT WITH THE PHONE COMPANY AS FAR AS YOUR LONG DISTANCE
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CALLS MADE LEGALLY. IF ANY OF YOUR LEGAL CALLS MATCH YOUR ILLEGAL
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DESTINATIONS, THEN THEY REALLY GO AT IT BECAUSE THEY ARE THEN PRETTY SURE ITS
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YOU. THE OTHER ALTERNATIVE OF NO ONE TELLS THEM ANYTHING ABOUT YOU IS TO
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SLAP A TRACE ONTO THE CODE IN HOPES YOU WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT. IF THEY
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FICD OUT IT IS YOU THROUGH EITHER ONE OF THESE WAYS, THEN THE NEXT STEP FOR
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THEM IS TO CALL YOU UP AND TELL YOU THAT YOU ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION. IF YOU
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HAVE YOUR OWN LINE, EVEN IF THE CALLS CAME FROM THERE, THEY WILL CALL YOUR
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PARENTS AND GIVE THEM A RUNDOWN OF THE SITUATION AND FORMALLY 'INFORM YOU OF
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YOUR NOW BEING UNDER MCI INVESTIGATION'. AT THIS POINT, THEY CALL QUITE
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FREQUENTLY AND TELL YOU THAT ALL THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE CALLED HAVE TURNED YOU
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IN, ESPECIALLY THE ONES YOU CALLED A LOT. THEY WILL ASK YOU IF YOU DID IT,
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AND ON THE RESPONSE OF 'WHO ME?' THEY THREATEN YOU MORE BY SAYING THE OTHER
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PEOPLE WILL TESTIFY AGAINST YOU. THEN THEY TELL YOU THAT THEY WOULD HAVE
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MADE YOU JUST PAY FOR IT, BUT SINCE YOU SAID NO, IF THEY FIND IT IS YOU, THEY
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WILL PROSECUTE TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OUT OF YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO TO GET
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THROUGH ALL OF THE ABOVE IS FOLLOW THIS GUIDE:
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PREVENTIVE MEASURES
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1) NEVER MAKE MORE THAN $500 OF CALLS ON A SINGLE CODE, AND NOT EVEN THAT
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UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. REMEMBER: OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CODE HACKERS TOO!
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2) NEVER USE A CODE PAST THE 15TH OF THE MONTH. THAT'S WHEN THE PEOPLE GET
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THE BILLS AND MCI TAKES ACTION.
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3) TO GET INFO FROM THE PEOPLE YOU CALLED, THEY SAY THAT YOU SAID IT WAS THAT
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PERSON AND THAT THAT PERSON WILL HAVE TO PAY UNLESS THEY TURN YOU IN. SO
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GET A FRIEND TO CALL THAT PERSON AND TELL THEM THE REAL STORY.
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4) THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT EVERYBODY TURNED YOU IN, WHICH COULD BE TRUE
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DEPENDING ON YOUR FRIENDS. STILL DENY PHREAKING OR HACKING THE CODES
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BECAUSE THE CHANCES ARE THAT THEY ARE LYING.
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FBI
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AN FBI BUST IS HANDLED A LITTLE DIFFERENT. THE FBI IS MORE PRECISE IN
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THEIR INVESTIGATING TECHNICHES, SO YOU NEED TO BE CAREFULL WHEN DEALING WITH
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THEM. NEVER INSULT OR THREATEN FBI PERSONELL, YOU DON'T WANT ANYMORE
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ATTENTION THEN YOU ARE GETTING.
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THE FBI USUALLY INVESTIGATES CARDERS, BOXERS, AND MAJOR PHREAKS. DON'T
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CARD, IN THAT LINE OF WORK, IT'S NOT IF YOU GET CAUGHT, IT'S WHEN. FOR
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CARDING, MINORS USUALLY DON'T GET MUCH IF ITS THEIR FIRST OFFENSE. 100 WORK
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HOURS + PAYING FOR THE STUFF YOU ORDERED. IF ITS YOUR SECOND+ OFFENSE, YOU
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CAN EXPECT GOING TO JDC + A BIG FINE. IF YOU AN ADULT, THEN YOU STUPID
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TO DO IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. CARDING IS CONSUMER FRAUD WHICH IS 15-20 YEARS
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ON A GOOD RAP. WHEN THE FBI INVESTIGATES A CARD OPERATION, THEY FIRST TRY
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TO DETERMINE IF ITS A GROUP OR A SINGLE OPERATOR. THEY CHECK OUT THE BLOCK
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AROUND THE HOUSE THE STUFF IS SENT TO (BETTER HAVE SENT IT TO THE OTHER SIDE
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OF TOWN). THEY ASK PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IF THEY HAVE SEEN ANYONE AROUND
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THE HOUSE THAT WAS USED FOR THE DROP. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A BETTER PICTURE
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OF YOU... THEY THEN WILL STAKE THE DROP SITE OUT IF IT HAS BEEN USED OVER 2
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TIMES. THEY HAVE MORE MANPOWER THAN YOU DO, SO DON'T USE ANY DROP MORE THAN
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1 TIME. WELL, WHEN YOUR CAUGHT FOR THIS, THERE IS NOT MUCH YOU CAN DENY OR
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DO. THE ONLY ADVICE I HAVE IS TO STASH THE CARDED STUFF AS SOON AS YOU FIND
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OUT THAT THEY ARE ON TO YOU (WHICH YOU USUALLY DON'T). WHEN THEY CHECK FOR
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BOXERS, IT USUALLY INVOLVES THE NSA. MOST CASES OF BOXING OF ANY TYPE IS
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HANDLED BY TELCO. ONLY THE MAJOR CASES OR THE ONES THAT CONTINUALLY ELUDE
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TELCO ARE TAKEN BY THE FBI, AND ANY OVERSEAS BOXING IS HANDLED BY THE FBI &
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NSA. BOXING IS STUPID IN AN ESS OR CCIT AREA. ONLY THE BIGGEST NAMES IN THE
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PHREAKING UNDERGROUND EVER TAKE A RAP BY THE FBI. YOU HAVE TO BE DOING
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EVERYTHING. FROM PHREAKING TO GETTING WARD OPERATORS TO TAPPING LINES. THE
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FBI USED TO BE IN ON MOST PHREAK BUSTS, BUT DUE TO THE FACT THE NUMBER OF
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BUSTS IS INCREASING, THE FBI ONLY GOES IN ON THE BIGGEST. ALL I CAN SAY
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HERE, IS KEEP A LOW PROFILE AND BE AS CAREFULL AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.
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ALL OF THE ABOVE CASES CAME DIRECTLY FROM EXPERIENCE OVER A SPAN OF SIX
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YEARS. IT'S NOT FUN GETTING BUSTED, ESPECIALLY ON YOUR 3RD OR 4TH TIME.
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