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I doubt that these are simply sent through the mail - they may be called 'letters' but they're the kind of thing that would likely be delivered by Men In Suits
by djrogers 10y ago
I doubt that these are simply sent through the mail - they may be called 'letters' but they're the kind of thing that would likely be delivered by Men In Suits with ID cards, or at the very least accompanied by a phone call if they're frequent enough that the parties would be familiar with the forms and process.
- SilasX 10y agoTrue, but who knows what a real MIB ID looks like? And do they have a phone line that you're allowed to call to verify these? Big companies might deal with the real guys regularly but not the smaller ones.
- ucaetano 10y agoNational Security Letters must be approved by the Director of the FBI, so yeah, there's probably a hotline you can call.
- gscott 10y agoIt could be simpler. For example Facebook has an online portal https://www.facebook.com/records/ https://www.facebook.com/records/
- SilasX 10y agoBut I doubt they want you calling to verify on an insecure line.
- seanp2k2 10y agoTrying to set up a situation where one could gain something (even just laughs) from attempting to send a fake NSL seems like a great way to end up in prison for the rest of your life. Not sure what laws that would violate (aside from impersonating), but I'd bet they'd find them.
- Steko 10y agoNicholas Merrill describes how his NSL arrived here around 1:20 in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU2wAu4qE60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU2wAu4qE60
- kqr 10y agoAnd how was that, for us without audio capabilities?
- Steko 10y agoGot a mysterious call saying an agent (presumably he knew it was an FBI agent) would be coming to deliver a letter. Agent arrived handed him the letter. He read it asked if he couldn't even talk about it with his business associates and lawyer. Agent shrugged and asked him to sign a receipt.