For the past month I have been getting messages on my dell axim, that I need to go upgrade. Every time I goto the site to upgrade... Sorry the upgrade for pocket pc is not available yet. So now I am without MSN messaging on my pocket pc. Anyone else have this issue. Now I can't log in, and I don't know where the site was to go see if they released it yesterday.
I got tired of telemarketers, so I devised this easy little plan.
1. When you get a live person on the phone talk very softly for a few seconds. (so they turn up the volume)
2. SCREEEAAAAAM!!! At the top of your lungs, yeah my throat hurt for a little bit
But after about 3-4 screaming sessions. The calls stopped. I don't know if this was a coincidence. But ti sure seemed to work, best of all it was FUN and FREE!!
I got a spam a few weeks ago, and reported it to the hosting service (who turned off the site relativly quickly). I also emailed news.com, who ran an article about a week later on general ebay identity theft scams.
And I also emailed the local ABC affiliate in Dallas. They ended up coming out and doing a story about it and airing it. Here is a link to the transcribed interview.
link
and the video
video (real player required)
(you probably have to register for the site though).
It was also found that the guy that supposidly owns the domain name, had his identity stolen earlier this year..
--Copy of the report -------
Web site designed to scam eBay customers
Experts say there are simple ways to protect yourself against similar frauds
11/22/2002
By BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TV
Most everyone has heard horror stories from victims of identity theft.
Thieves steal checks or credit card numbers, and go on spending sprees.
But now, crooks have concoted a new high-tech plan to put your money in their hands.
Imagine a routine check of your computer e-mail. One of the items is a routine-looking message from the on-line auction company eBay.
The message reads: "We regret to inform you, but due to a recent system flush, the billing information for your account was lost and cannot be found." To re-register, you are directed to a web site providing a place to again supply eBay with all of your financial information.
Chris Pick of Dallas received such a notice just a few days ago asking him for a number of items.
"Credit card information, bank account information, pin number, Social Security numbers, address, (and) mother's maiden name," Pick said.
But Pick, a computer network administrator by trade, smelled trouble.
"This was kind of a double-take for me," Pick said. "Usually I spot these kind of scams a mile away, and trash them, and don't pay any attention."
This time he followed his instincts, employed his skills and went to eBay.com to see if his account was still active. It was.
"I went and did some more investigating on that site, eBaybillingservice.com, and it turns out they are not affiliated with eBay - it looked like a scam," Pick said.
After some research, he discovered ebaybillingservice.com was registered to an address in North Vernon, Indiana - the home of William Flowers who, it turns out, had his identity stolen earlier this year.
"The person who called a couple of days ago said the authorities would probably be knocking on my door," Flowers said. "I welcome them with open arms because I want to find out what's going on."
What's going on is this: someone has used Flowers' financial information to purchase and establish a Web site, fashion it to look like a genuine eBay site, and fool people into submitting critical financial information.
Internet investigator Brian Ingram tracks computer crooks around the globe.
"This page was actually quite well done," Ingram said.
In this case, he's made important discoveries.
"When you access the source code on this e-mail and you do some tracing on it - which is what I specialize in - you can see the e-mail actually originated out of Spain though an internet service provider called Telephonica SA," Ingram said.
Tracking the crooks is one thing. Capturing them is another - especially in Spain, where Ingram says the laws are lax.
eBay officials are aware of the scheme, and told News 8: "the problem in nailing these guys is that their Web site stays up only a few days and disappears."
Ingram said there are some simple ways to protect yourself.
"In the address bar of the site that you go to, you should be able to see an "s" behind the 'http'," Ingram said. That means the site's address will begin with 'https://'.
"If you don't see that "s", I don't care what's written on the page, it's not secure," Ingram said. Someone's basically copied the source code and hijacked the page."
He also said, when supplying financial information on-line, look for the little lock at the bottom of the page, which is your browser's way of telling you the page is secure.
Finally, never release financial information in response to an e-mail - it could be an invitation to 'information highway robbery'.
When you power cycle, you dont loose the data.. That is what the external power connector is for.. When the pci bus is no longer powered. The Ram Drive is still powered and retains its memory. As for crashes etc. It retained its memory just fine even thru an XP blue screen.
This maps as an ATA Device.
It needs a specific driver, and does not currently work as a boot drive.
Regardless, it is supported by Windows 2000, XP, and NT 4.0
Red Hat 7.3
Free BSD
Solaris 8/UltraSPARC II
As for the power cord? It does not have to be in the whole time. Just while the computer is OFF. Although there are rumors on the Cenatek message board of a rocket drive with an on board battery backup..
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For the past month I have been getting messages on my dell axim, that I need to go upgrade. Every time I goto the site to upgrade... Sorry the upgrade for pocket pc is not available yet. So now I am without MSN messaging on my pocket pc. Anyone else have this issue. Now I can't log in, and I don't know where the site was to go see if they released it yesterday.
I am waiting for smart toilet paper so it can tell me when I have wiped enough.. No more brown streaks!!
I got tired of telemarketers, so I devised this easy little plan.
1. When you get a live person on the phone talk very softly for a few seconds. (so they turn up the volume)
2. SCREEEAAAAAM!!! At the top of your lungs, yeah my throat hurt for a little bit
But after about 3-4 screaming sessions. The calls stopped. I don't know if this was a coincidence. But ti sure seemed to work, best of all it was FUN and FREE!!
I got a spam a few weeks ago, and reported it to the hosting service (who turned off the site relativly quickly). I also emailed news.com, who ran an article about a week later on general ebay identity theft scams. And I also emailed the local ABC affiliate in Dallas. They ended up coming out and doing a story about it and airing it. Here is a link to the transcribed interview. link and the video video (real player required) (you probably have to register for the site though). It was also found that the guy that supposidly owns the domain name, had his identity stolen earlier this year.. --Copy of the report ------- Web site designed to scam eBay customers Experts say there are simple ways to protect yourself against similar frauds 11/22/2002 By BRETT SHIPP / WFAA-TV Most everyone has heard horror stories from victims of identity theft. Thieves steal checks or credit card numbers, and go on spending sprees. But now, crooks have concoted a new high-tech plan to put your money in their hands. Imagine a routine check of your computer e-mail. One of the items is a routine-looking message from the on-line auction company eBay. The message reads: "We regret to inform you, but due to a recent system flush, the billing information for your account was lost and cannot be found." To re-register, you are directed to a web site providing a place to again supply eBay with all of your financial information. Chris Pick of Dallas received such a notice just a few days ago asking him for a number of items. "Credit card information, bank account information, pin number, Social Security numbers, address, (and) mother's maiden name," Pick said. But Pick, a computer network administrator by trade, smelled trouble. "This was kind of a double-take for me," Pick said. "Usually I spot these kind of scams a mile away, and trash them, and don't pay any attention." This time he followed his instincts, employed his skills and went to eBay.com to see if his account was still active. It was. "I went and did some more investigating on that site, eBaybillingservice.com, and it turns out they are not affiliated with eBay - it looked like a scam," Pick said. After some research, he discovered ebaybillingservice.com was registered to an address in North Vernon, Indiana - the home of William Flowers who, it turns out, had his identity stolen earlier this year. "The person who called a couple of days ago said the authorities would probably be knocking on my door," Flowers said. "I welcome them with open arms because I want to find out what's going on." What's going on is this: someone has used Flowers' financial information to purchase and establish a Web site, fashion it to look like a genuine eBay site, and fool people into submitting critical financial information. Internet investigator Brian Ingram tracks computer crooks around the globe. "This page was actually quite well done," Ingram said. In this case, he's made important discoveries. "When you access the source code on this e-mail and you do some tracing on it - which is what I specialize in - you can see the e-mail actually originated out of Spain though an internet service provider called Telephonica SA," Ingram said. Tracking the crooks is one thing. Capturing them is another - especially in Spain, where Ingram says the laws are lax. eBay officials are aware of the scheme, and told News 8: "the problem in nailing these guys is that their Web site stays up only a few days and disappears." Ingram said there are some simple ways to protect yourself. "In the address bar of the site that you go to, you should be able to see an "s" behind the 'http'," Ingram said. That means the site's address will begin with 'https://'. "If you don't see that "s", I don't care what's written on the page, it's not secure," Ingram said. Someone's basically copied the source code and hijacked the page." He also said, when supplying financial information on-line, look for the little lock at the bottom of the page, which is your browser's way of telling you the page is secure. Finally, never release financial information in response to an e-mail - it could be an invitation to 'information highway robbery'.
When you power cycle, you dont loose the data.. That is what the external power connector is for.. When the pci bus is no longer powered. The Ram Drive is still powered and retains its memory. As for crashes etc. It retained its memory just fine even thru an XP blue screen.
According to the website there are RedHat 7.3 drivers available.. And some Free BSD drivers too..
This maps as an ATA Device. It needs a specific driver, and does not currently work as a boot drive. Regardless, it is supported by Windows 2000, XP, and NT 4.0 Red Hat 7.3 Free BSD Solaris 8/UltraSPARC II As for the power cord? It does not have to be in the whole time. Just while the computer is OFF. Although there are rumors on the Cenatek message board of a rocket drive with an on board battery backup..