From: roy@cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)
Date: Sat, 7 Jan 95 11:54:26 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: cel fraud
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In list.cypherpunks, an172607@anon.penet.fi writes:

> AT&T's Steve Fleischer, speaking to Newsbytes, said such cloning operations
> have become such a successful criminal industry that some criminals sell the
> phones with 30-day guarantees.
> 
> "If a number is cut off, you can bring it back to the cellular bandits and
> have it reprogrammed for no additional charge," he explained. "It costs the
> carriers around $1 million a day."
> 
> He paused, then added: "It just shows how big a demand there is for wireless
> communications."

Does anyone else think this is funny (in both senses of the word)?

The cell-phraud system shows a demand for cheap, though illegal, phone
service.  The wireless aspect is pretty much incidental to the fraud
aspect, no?
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       Roy M. Silvernail         [ ]  roy@cybrspc.mn.org
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