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The Story of the Feds on XXXXXXX BBS
By The Mad Phone Man
Returning home one afternoon with a freind, I knew
somthing wasn't right when I walked into the computer room. I see
a "Newuser" on the board... and the language hes using is... well
"Intimidating"...
"I want you all to know I'm with the OCC task force and we know
who you are... we are going to have a little get-to-gether and
"talk" to you all.
Hmmm... a looser?... I go into chat mode... "hey dude, whats
up?" I ask. "Your number asshole" he says.... Well fine way to
log on to a board if I do say.... "Hey, you know I talked to you
and I know who you are.." "Oh Yeah...Who am I?." he hesitates and
says... "well uh.. you used to work for sprint didn't you?"
I say, "no, you've got me confused with someone else I think,
I'm a Junior in High school."
"Oh Yeah?.. You got some pretty big words for a high
school kid he says...."
"Well, In case you didn't know, they teach English as a
Major these days...."
He says... "Do you really want to know which LD company
I'm with?"
I say "NO, but if it will make you happy, tell me."
He says MCI. (Whew! I dont use them)... "Well your outa
luck asshole, I pay for my calls, and I dont use MCI. He's
dumbfounded."
I wish him the worst as he asks me to leave his rather
threatening post up on my board and we hang up on him.
Now, I'm half parylized... hmmm.... Check his infoform...
he left a number in 303... Denver.... I grab the phone and call
it.. Its the Stromberg Telephone company... Bingo.. I've got him.
I search my user files and come up with a user called
"Cocheese" from there, and I voice validated him, and he said he
worked for a small telco called Stromberg... I'm onto him now.
Later in the week, I'm in a telco office in a nearby
major city, I happen to see a book, marked "confidential employee
numbers for ATT" I thumb thru and lo and behold, a R.F. Stromburg
works at an office of ATT in Denver, and I can't cross reference
him to an office. (A sure sign he's in security) well, not to be
done by this looser... I dial up NCIC and check for a group
search for a Drivers licence for him... Bingo, Licence number,
cars he owns, his SSI number, and a cross reference of the
Licence files finds his wife, two kids and a boat registered to
him.
I've never called him back, but If I do have any trouble
with him, I'm gonna pay a little visit to Colorado....
Downloaded From P-80 International Information Systems 304-744-2253 12yrs+
