Cyber Fraud Book-KrebsEdition3

Cyber Fraud:

The Web of Lies

US MARINE RISKS LIFE IN PRISON TO EXPOSE A CYBERCRIME

THAT CONSUMERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

Bryan Seely

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Cyber Fraud: The Web of Lies Copyright ? 2016 by #SZBO4FFMZ ISBN: 978-1-533-15677-8

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Table of Contents

Foreword

One

Uncovering the Scam

1

Two

The Scammers

33

Three The Victims

58

Four

The Moderators

68

Five

Maps Fraud Explained

87

Six

Problems & Solutions

116

Seven Going After Scammers

131

Eight Handsome Hypothetical Scammer 149

Nine How to Fight Back

174

Ten

Final Thoughts

195

Epilogue

202

Acknowledgements

Sources

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One

Uncovering the Scam

"I just replaced all the locks on a client's house. They had called a locksmith that they found on Google Maps to put in an electronic pin code deadbolt on their house. Three weeks later, their house was robbed. When they looked for the locksmith on Google Maps,

the business was no longer there."

-Seattle locksmith, June 2015

Chances are that if you are reading this book (or are otherwise alive in 2016 or beyond), you have used the Internet for a while. You have an email account that you check regularly, use your smart phones to shop for pizza, clothing, appliances, or maybe even your next date. The Internet has made the world of commerce, social interaction, and entertainment much more available to everyone. The Internet has also made it much easier for criminals to get access to the general public. Just like your grandma, they are gradually becoming more technologically savvy. And just like with grandma, this development has frightening implications. Unfortunately for

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