I got Punk'd.

[GTDawg]

Haha

Suckers

My password is ****** just try it, motherf*cker!

Good to hear that everything is the way to being fixed...Don't we have any upstanding TP members that could go kick his ass or something?

No I don't advocate the asskicking

[SirFWALGMan]

I am really surprised you got Punked AEQ. Everytime we talked on IM, etc, you were a very suspicious (lawyer trait?) person.. how did this guy get all your information? Did he just guess? Wow!

[Talking Poker]

If he "guessed" Lou's full name, hometown, and birthday.... shit - I'd be impressed.

[left68wing]

this almost sounds like a candidate for a darwin award. guy decides to steal money, picks a lawyer to try to fraud, leaves an internet trail behind, when asked if he knew if the victim was a lawyer, he says no. sorry about losing the 300 dollars, but this is hilarious.

[Aequitas58]

Well, when you put it that way...

I'm not confident that I'll get the money back. But that's his choice at this point. I've made him well aware of the situation that he put himself in, so let's see if he does good for himself. I have the phone numbers for the bank fraud and cyber crimes divisions of his local police department (nh Google), most likely I'm making the calls on Monday.

I spoke to him two days ago - I'm actually doubting I'll hear from him again. Pfft, whatever, that's what cops are for.

[Aequitas58]

My information was all over the internet. I know how he did it, and it wasn't hard. I'm debating on whether I'm going to post his complete methodology. The last thing I want to do is "show" someone how to do it, so that someone else gets fucked.

The important thing is to keep your information safe. You have to realize that what is public information on some sites (ie: My birthdate was listed in my TP profile) can be used to help get passwords for other sites. See what I mean?

EDIT: I'm not going to be like BUNNY, and ask "What do you mean by that," because you sometimes you explode at the mouth w/out really knowing what you type.

[Talking Poker]

Here's the thing though... While you can keep the name "Aequitas58" on TP fairly anonymous, anyone who knows you in real life is going to know your name and (approximately) where you live. Given that info, it's easy to get your birthdate and anything else they need to do damage. The flaw in the system here isn't making your information public, but rather Yahoo's ridiculous security measures AND the fact that you were keeping sensitive information in a web based email account.

Example: George Bush. I know his name. I know his address. With about 10 seconds of research, I could find his birthdate. But that doesn't put him at risk for anything at all..... I'm willing to bet he isn't using as his primary email address.

[Tony Cheval]

Web mail For The Lose.

[SirFWALGMan]

I think it might be a public service message for you to tell people how it happened and how to prevent it (besides not leaving sensitive materials on Yahoo!).

[Aequitas58]

Well, a little bit of an update for those following along:

I was contacted by the "mystery" person, and he has promised that the money will be returned to me. Supposedly, an Uncle in California is sending him the money, and he will be forwarding it to me. Likely story? We'll see. In the least, I'm surprised he contacted me... I honestly didn't think I would hear from him since our last AIM conversation.*

(*Let me reiterate for those playing at home, this person wasn't a "friend" of mine who had more information at his fingertips than you do. As per SIR's post, again, I will not start revealing more than I already have. If this angers you, then don't post in this thread anymore. Re-read RD's posts, and you will begin to see why.)

[eejit101]

I agree with everything here as posted by our resident lawyers.

Im more than impressed with the way AEQ is handling it.

Hijack me all you want, i think my bankroll is currently $2.66. And thats inclusive of the 15 sites i have on here


Why the fuck would someone try this. Hacking in to someones account to play 15/30 with $300? If they win do they do a transfer to their account, then log onto yahoo and delete the emails or something, hope he doesnt check his history. I dont get the reasoning.


If he pays, id keep who he is a secret.
If he doesnt, let us know!!

[Aequitas58]

See bold.