NAC - FBI files

[Phil Payne]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Myers" <robert at s-cars.org>
To: "Quattro list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 6:17 AM
Subject: NAC - FBI files


> Absolutely no Audi content whatsoever but...
>
> This came from a friend.
>
> Thought you might find this interesting. You can check to see if the FBI
> has ever had a file on you. I was shocked to see that there was a file on
> me. I suggest not using your SS#. Just select to search all states. I doubt
> this site will be up for much longer.
>
>
> http://www.policeguide.com/cgi-bin/criminal-search

It's been there since at least 1997.  It won't get shut down until we get some really
effective anti-spam legislation.

It's a neat bait-and-switch - it suggests you DON'T supply your SSN - and neatly harvests your
full name and domain address.

A quick scan around the Internet with those, and it knows it's found a real person to spam.
If you've posted on Usenet with a 'munged' address, it can 'demunge' it by removing your
obfuscation string.

Try it with anyone's name - the result is always the same.  There is a special name for this
purpose - "Steve Barkto". I'd suggest an anonymising proxy, though.

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