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RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:38:41 -0400
Here's info on the 2nd set of cell phone arrests down in Ohio: http://www.mariettatimes.com/news/story/new11_811200683259.asp Prosecutors say they are confident the men are linked to a terrorist network and filed additional felony charges Thursday relating to the buying and selling of specific microchips found in only a few types of cell phones. Authorities say the phones are being modified by terrorists to make untraceable international calls and also in the production of roadside bombs. Authorities say Abulhassan and Houssaiky admitted to buying more than 600 TracFones in the past month and reselling them to an individual in Dearborn, Mich. "They were being paid by check for the phones they purchased. This was not cash under the table or some hidden thing," Baumgartel said. "These are college students. This is what college students do. They're more willing to drive around to try to make money." Richard -----Original Message----- From: Larry Seltzer [mailto:Larry () larryseltzer com] Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 6:31 PM To: Drsolly; Richard M. Smith Cc: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: RE: [funsec] 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones
If folks are buying hundreds of phones at Walmart there must be some
sort of market for them. Perhaps they ship them abroad to somewhere it's more expensive or unavailable, and they launder the purchase as well. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blog.eweek.com/blogs/larry%5Fseltzer/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larryseltzer () ziffdavis com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buying prepaid cellphones Richard M. Smith (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Larry Seltzer (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Drsolly (Aug 12)
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- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mic h. for buyingprepaid cellphones Kevin McAleavey (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Drsolly (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Richard M. Smith (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Drsolly (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones Larry Seltzer (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones Richard M. Smith (Aug 12)
- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones Drsolly (Aug 12)
- Re: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones Dennis Henderson (Aug 13)
- Re: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. forbuyingprepaid cellphones Drsolly (Aug 13)
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- RE: 3 Arrested on Terrorism Charges in Mich. for buyingprepaid cellphones Larry Seltzer (Aug 12)