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Phish busting forum members track down Romanian
(old news - 09:13AM Friday Sep 08 2006)
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Our resident user MGD probably deserves a website of his own. He recently busted open a prodigious new phishing operation, and before that he tracked down a phish scammer to West Java Province, Indonesia, prompting the scammer to come to our forums for a chat. He's at it again, this time tracking down an Ebay phishing scammer who operated his scam via an Iranian server. "Say "Hi" to the Romanian Ebay phisher Mr. Borcila Andra, known to his friends as "Andra." Andra isn't too keen on having been outed by MGD, and has been trying to since cover his tracks.

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bogey780

join:2004-03-19
Covington, LA

What next?

What's the extradition treaty for computer crimes. It'd be nice if he defrauded a New Yorker and go extradited to Riker's Island. It'll suit his online gender change.
ohyeah5

join:2005-11-21
Plano, TX

Re: What next?

Looks like a whimp. I hope he reads this stuff. Wouldn't last in the streets here.

shadowshack
strange days
Premium
join:2000-09-04
Sewell, NJ

Hooray for MGD

Chalk up one for the good guys! Let's all wish MGD continued success in tracking down these scum!

SRFireside

join:2001-01-19
Houston, TX

Re: Hooray for MGD

He looks really shiny in that picture. Either he has been eating a whole lot of french fries or we're looking at a mannequin. You think greasy complexions cause phishing?

N3OGH
Will it all be Obama's fault now?
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs

Re: Hooray for MGD

That dude doesn't look healthy....

Maybe he'll die. That would be nice

guitarzan
Premium
join:2004-05-04
Skytop, PA
Great work MGD !!!

Thank you for your efforts and, in this case success. Cheers Mate

Derch
Premium
join:2004-10-16
Tulsa, OK

I want to know.

Has MGD or anyone from BBR contacted the US government about this? I'm curious to see how they would respond.

calvoiper

join:2003-03-31
Belvedere Tiburon, CA

Re: I want to know.

Nah, they're too busy going after on-line betting parlor operators: »www.boston.com/business/articles···_gaming/

God forbid they should chase the real thieves instead of the ones who honestly tell you up front that they are trying to take your money....

calvoiper
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MoeDumb
I already have a Messiah.
Premium
join:2002-09-23

Phisherman gets hooked

Schweeeeet!

Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus

join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY

Re: Phisherman gets hooked

ALL RIGHT!!!!!
I am a member of one of the Mercury Cougar chat groups.
There are so many phishing schemes trying to rip off people with vintage Mustangs, Cougars, and other muscle cars it has made in all but impossible to market such cars on Ebay. Almost every time one of the Cougar crowd tries to sell a car on Ebay a phisher would start his own listing with the same car, at the same time or later. Ebay will remove it but that takes time and in the meantime the rip is on going. This is the reason why I will NEVER!!!!! deal through Ebay.

I have a '78 Cougar XR7, which, while not a muscle car cougar mine is like an overstuffed chair powered by a 351 Windsor V8, and for such a large ghetto glider it get fairly good gas mileage, and no car payments, ahhh
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BPLSUCKS

join:2006-04-26
Grand Ledge, MI

Similar happening to me

I am bidding on an instrument on ebay when this one japanese guy came on and out bid everyone and jacked up the price on the item. He had a negative 1 feedback. After doing a little digging I contacted both the seller and ebay saying what I found. Ebay said their hands are tied but the seller took out all his bids and thanked me for protecting him against fradulant bidders.

wcweaver
Premium
join:2002-02-22
Fort Myers, FL
clubs:
·Comcast
·Embarq

Notified Romanian Police

As I posted in another thread about this, I passed this information to the head of the Romanian National Police in Bucharest, Romania. I don't know if they will do anything but who knows. Hopefully they will turn up the heat on Mr Andra.

I will let you know if I get a reply from the Romanian Police.
gatzdon

join:2002-10-25
Lake Zurich, IL

notify more than the police,

Forward a summary and appropriate links to everyone in the scammer's town such as churches, local organizations, store owners. Word will get back to his family and the boy will at least some punishment, although most would agree that it won't be enough in our eyes.
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$100 placed at 7 percent interest compounded quarterlyfor 200 years will increase to more than $100,000,000 --by which time it will be worth nothing.- Lazarus Long
MrBentor

join:2003-02-18
Seattle, WA

Send Guido!

Wish we could just shoot the farker in the knee caps. phishers and spammers deserve a Guido job done to them.
RyanPatton

join:2004-12-18
Yoder, CO

Congrat MGD

Great work tracking down the phisher, MGD.:)
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