Re: SPAM, credit card numbers, what would you do?

[Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>]

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> My suggestion?  Speak with a lawyer.
>
> A number of 'hackers' recently in the news did their 'hacking' via web
> browsers -- just like you.  It could likely be successfully argued by a
> prosecutor that you intentionally stole this credit card data.  Yes, I
> know it was a via clickable link and the site was ridiculously
> unsecured, but that probably wouldn't make a difference to a court.
>
> Anyhow, take care and good luck.
>
> Cael


Perhaps, if this is a legit site, but, one gets the strong feeling this
site might well be less then legit and perhaps just taking names and
number for future fraud.  And this is the "legal rub", as if it is indeed
a legit site, issues such as the potential theft of valuable information
that could well be scarffed up and used to further the suggested billions
lost by the credit companies, and further passed onto their clients, us
folks that use their credit cards and such, one can't clue them, nor even
poke about to see if they hold your private infoo in a secure fashion,
without ending up in a court facing major charges.

Perhaps homeland security and it's bundles of joy and offerings need to
start handleing such issues, we call, ask they chaeck a site out, and they
do the poking in a legal fashuion.  Course, I'm sure that having the feds
do some such send not a warm fuzie feeling down some backs and necks but a
sever shiver...

Then again, fewls and their monies are soon parted, and in a much more
effiecient fashion these days...

Thanks,


Ron DuFresne
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