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Accused AOL phisher spammed the FBI
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2003-09-19

An Ohio woman accused in federal court of using mass forged e-mails from "AOL security" to swindle America Online subscribers out of their credit card numbers was allegedly tracked down after spamming exactly the wrong person: an FBI agent specializing in computer fraud, according to court records.

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Accused AOL Phisher Spammed the FBI 2003-09-20
Anonymous (2 replies)
Isn't phishing supposed to be finding stuff on the net fast? What does a credit card scam have to do with that. Or are they talking about finding creditcard numbers?

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