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