Timeline for Is this work legal? Someone promises payment for converting money transfers to Bitcoin
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| Aug 8, 2018 at 8:10 | comment | added | le3th4x0rbot | @Valorum This article descries the victim of a Yahoo Boys, which offers a little perspective into the criminal world powering this type of scam: wired.com/2015/10/… | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 12:40 | comment | added | Valorum | @fonix232 - in my experience a lot come from keylogging, MITM attacks or dodgy trap emails but overseas cards are the best find because you don't need the CVC number to make a purchase or transfer cash | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 12:14 | comment | added | fonix232 | @Valorum that's weird. Also, usually cards "found" online for sale are not from hacking (all databases handling card information must pass PCI-DSS, which makes them practically impenetrable), but from skimming. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 11:48 | comment | added | Valorum | @fonix - In a word, yes. If you hack the right database you can collect card details by the tens of thousands. Many overseas (non-uk) cards can be used to make direct cash transfers. | |
| Aug 7, 2018 at 9:14 | comment | added | fonix232 | @Valorum can you actually make bank transactions solely using a credit card? I think it is more likely the perpetrators have access to a few bank accounts they're trying to drain as fast as possible. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 10:03 | comment | added | Valorum | Sure, but this seems the most likely. They might also be processing payments from blackmail, illegal drug payments, payments to contract killers, etc. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 7:06 | comment | added | le3th4x0rbot | @Valorum That is certainly a possibility, but my understanding is that there are lots of different scams! | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 6:49 | comment | added | Valorum | Presumably the payments are being made from stolen credit cards. | |
| Aug 6, 2018 at 6:03 | history | edited | le3th4x0rbot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 4, 2018 at 22:57 | history | answered | le3th4x0rbot | CC BY-SA 4.0 |