A few days ago, I made a post announcing that I'd opened a Monero wallet for BSD Cafe.
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A few days ago, I made a post announcing that I'd opened a Monero wallet for BSD Cafe. I don't know much about crypto, but someone actually sent some Monero!
I used it to get a one-month VPN subscription, which is helping me test the geolocated resolutions for media.bsd.cafe and experiment with various optimizations.
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A few days ago, I made a post announcing that I'd opened a Monero wallet for BSD Cafe. I don't know much about crypto, but someone actually sent some Monero!
I used it to get a one-month VPN subscription, which is helping me test the geolocated resolutions for media.bsd.cafe and experiment with various optimizations.
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@ricardo oh, true. But it disappears almost immediately 😆
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@ricardo oh, true. But it disappears almost immediately 😆
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Gli ultimi otto messaggi ricevuti dalla Federazione
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Eddie ma almeno una nota azzeccala ti prego 😩
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Ma guardare Sanremo solo per criticarlo vale?
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@mariosiniscalchi Perché scegliere?
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Michael Jackson!
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I will not be investigating further on either of these two scams. (The other guy is also still on the line, just emailed me today wondering why I'd ghosted him... I could still mess with him.)
I could still contact the issuing bank of the check. Someone wrote a bad check using their institution, and clearance is still pending. The crime is still in progress.
But the thing is, I don't have access to complete the case. The banks and LE DO. I don't have the power to do anything with any information I do dig up, and any problems I could cause these two by scambaiting them, risks retaliation that I can't protect myself from because they know who I am.
Further, I don't have the time and energy to do this. I'm disabled and looking for work (again). I have wasted enough time on these as it is.
I'd be eager and willing to offer my full cooperation to an investigation if I had the backing of institutions bigger than me. I've got some skills even (unlike the seniors the CU said had the worst end of it, which is true.)
But I can't go all Kitboga rogue on their asses. That's a full time job.
Meanwhile, .gov will put up a website!
https://www.helpwithmybank.gov/help-topics/fraud-scams/fraud/check-fraud/fraud-cashiers-check.html
Anyhow, I've covered my own ass by making the call and lodging a record with my bank. I wasn't any part of this scam. I won't spend the money, and I won't finish the work.
I guess I'll reply to her telling her I will not be sending her any refunds, as we have a contract (I have her signature, even if it's fake). I will not tell her she is suss. Let's see what she does.
I'm placing my bets on escalation to heavy manipulation and verbal abuse? As if I didn't have enough to worry about.
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@GossiTheDog Ah yes the company that is known for it's ethics: https://wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Accenture
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"Karen" might not even be in the US. But there is a CRIME IN PROGRESS that I reported the moment I confirmed it was a crime. The check hasn't even cleared yet. (It won't.) I have her pending in email waiting for my reply, waiting for me to send a cashier' check to a REAL US address! (It's residential.) I could say or do anything to keep her on the hook while more evidence is gathered, that between these two financial institutions, at least has a chance to make "her" job more difficult. And at best, could catch someone picking up the drop.
I could even do half this investigation myself. I already have with the low-hanging OSINT data! It's not *hard,* just no one has the will.
Hell, under these circumstances, "Karen" wouldn't even need to disguise the names and addresses. Because no one cares. It's just open season out there when it comes to fraud.
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Update: Sadly, BOTH are scams.
Even the job. So I'm back on the job market.
Classic cashier's check scam, which is the one I suspected. She wants half the payment back now, under the pretenses that her sponsor has changed their mind about the scope of the project.
My credit union, aside from taking notes, isn't going to do anything about it. They suggest filing a local police report, just to have a record in case a pattern (that no one is looking for) emerges.
The check was issued by a Utah credit union. There are several names and addresses (all real – the one I dug deep into is a real business since 1979 with property associated with the real name) within the US that could be investigated. Likely, they have all been "borrowed," and "Karen" might not even be based in the US. So, I get it.
But like...
The guy on the phone, I know he couldn't do anything. But the logic he gave me is incoherent:
1. They don't investigate fraud crimes this small. ($2500.) It's just not worth it. They go after the million dollar fraud crimes.
Counter: But shoplifters? Drug dealers making $50 a week? We'll go after those!
2. The problem is way too big to solve. There are just SO MANY DAMN SCAMMERS that no one can tackle it.
Counter: Maybe the problem is so big because nothing is being done about it. We've made this easy.
3. These guys are just hitting so many people at once, especially now with AI.
Counter: See point 1 FFS. The more people they hit, the more evidence there is against their ring.
4. But DO report it to local police so that if a pattern is established (by who?) they'll (who?) have evidence (how?).
If law enforcement is too busy jerking off for the whims of the Epstein Class, it seems like it would be in the BANKS' best interest to get together and solve this. It seems like they'd be losing a lot of money from victims who can't afford to pay it back.
(When the big issue was credit card skimming and other forms of CC fraud, they DID get together and solved a large swatch of that problem.)
This seems like low-hanging fruit for them. Get together, form a finance-backed vigilante fraud squad, document everything, connect those patterns, and do something!
My "bank" is actually a very large credit union. So if the for-profit banks won't do anything, it seems like these little guys could make a big dent.
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