--------------
[ FED WATCH! ]
--------------

THE TRAP-LOOKING FOR A FEDERAL AGENT IS BIG NEWS. OBVIOUSLY, THESE PEOPLE
ARE SLIPPERY AND WILL DISAPPEAR IF BEING NOTICED. A PERFECT EXAMPLE IS
RICHARD SANDZA OF NEWSWEEK FAME WHO GOT SNIFFED OUT, AND
THEN SAT DOWN TO COMPOSE HIS STUNNING INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF HACKERS,
"NIGHT OF THE HACKERS". ANOTHER WOULD BE CABLE PAIR, WHO IN 1983 CAUSED  THE 
NUMEROUS BUSTS THAT OCCURED BETWEEN THE SUMMER AND WINTER OF THAT YEAR.
BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR?  WHAT IF YOU SUSPECT SOMEONE BUT
ARE NOT SURE...YOU DONT ACCUSE THEM, JUST REFER BACK TO THESE HANDY LITTLE
HINTS.... THIS FILE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND THE SYSOP IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I HAVE ENTERED.

LESSON 2]: TIPS:

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS ON YOUR FAVE RAVE PHREAK BOARD:
 
  "LEAVE ME A PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU..WE CAN TRADE SOME
   CODEZ..."

THIS PERSON IS OBVIOUSLY BLOTTED OUT OF HIS GOURD, OR HE IS TRYING TO GET SOME
INFO ON YOU!  FEDS WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE AND KNOW AS MUCH ABOUT THEM AS
THEY CAN WITHOUT GETTING FOUND OUT.  SO, DONT MESS WITH THESE KINDS OF PEOPLE.
 
HOW ABOUT THIS COMMON ONE:
 
  "CAN I HAVE A TRW ACCOUNT FOR A SYSTEM? I AM REAL INTERESTED..."

LISTEN. DURING THIS TERRIBLE YEAR OF TERROR REIGNING FROM MONTANA BUTTHACK'S
ARTICLE, YOU DONT TRUST ANYONE WITH YOUR PERSONALLY GOTTEN/HACKED OUT
ACCOUNT UNLESS YOU KNOW THEM. AND, ABOVE ALL, DONT POST THEM ON PUBLIC SYSTEMS
WHERE EVERY FED IN 30 STATES CAN GET THEM AND CHECK THEM OUT.  IF ENOUGH PEOPLE
HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL ACCOUNTS, THEN THE DAMN THINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE TURNED 
OFF FROM TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVING A CREDIT CHECK BY THE LENOXX BANK OF MASS.
EVER HEAR--

  "GOT ANY NEW VISA'S OR MASTERCARDS?"
 
 WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT PW'S GOES DOUBLE FOR CREDIT CARDS.  I WOULD BE DOUBLY
CAREFUL ABOUT THE OBTAINING AND/OR USE OF THEM.  I DONT DO THAT STUFF AND NEVER
WILL BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO GIVE THE FEDS THE CHANCE TO SAY,"HEY, THIS KID'S
ST DROPPING HIS PANTS AND BENDING HIM OVER.  LET'S GIVE HIM THE STICK."
 
WHAT ABOUT...
 
   "CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO PHREAK"

                   OR

   "CAN SOMEONE TEACH ME HOW TO HACK

DONT BE TOO TRUSTING ANY MORE ABOUT NEW PHREAKS/HACKS UNLESS THEY LOOK LIKE
INNOCENT KIDS.   YOU ALL SHOULD KNOW HOW TO TELL IF THERE IS SOME KID THAT
COMES FROM A GOOD JEWISH, UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS FAMILY THAT WANTS TO KNOW THE
HOW-TO STUFF AND THAT IS OKAY. BUT ALWAYS ASK THREE QUESTIONS OF YOUR
APPRENTICES:
 
   1]WHAT IS YOUR NAME
 
   2]WHAT IS YOUR PHONE NUMBER
 
   3]HOW OLD ARE YOU
 

  NUMBER THREE IS CRUCIAL..IF THEY ARE OVER 19 YEARS OF AGE, DONT WASTE YOUR
TIME OR EFFORT UNLESS, THE PERSON ON THE SYSTEM CAN PROVE THAT HE IS SOME
HACKER THAT IS WELL KNOWN.  YOU DONT KNOW THEM AND YOU WANT NOTHING TO DO
WITH THEM. IF THEY DO LIE ABOUT THEIR AGE (YOU CAN TELL IF YOU TALK TO THEM
VOICE DUM DUM) AND THEY ARE UNDER 19, THEN YOU CAN TELL THEM OKAY. JUST STAY
COOL ABOUT IT.
 
  WELL, THAT IS ALL THAT I CAN THINK OF NOW. IF ANYONE HAS ANY ADDITIONS,
YOU CAN COMPOSE A FILE.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Another Great Directory from Hacker Supreme.
(Ninja Squirrel /+\, Logan - 5, Zaphod Breeblebox, Silicon Rat, Lord Vision.)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

==============================================================================
[                         Infinity-Cartel Network                            ]
[ The Cartel Adventure/AE/Hack BBS 5.5 meg --- 206-825-6236, or 206-939-6162 ]
[ Infinity's Edge Adventure/AE/Cat/Hack 10 meg BBS ------------ 805-683-2725 ]
==============================================================================