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After seeing the stickers I was hoping the OP actually sent the computer with an undercover style backdoor installed so he could remotely control the computer,
by sjtgraham 14y ago
After seeing the stickers I was hoping the OP actually sent the computer with an undercover style backdoor installed so he could remotely control the computer, e.g. take shots with webcam, screenshots, install key logger, etc. That would have been incredibly amusing.
- dkokelley 14y agoThis is what I was expecting as well. It would be an interesting study into what happens when you 'fall' for one of these scams, although most likely this laptop was sent to a legitimate buyer as part of a larger scam, detailed by ben1040 here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4566587 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4566587
- joering2 14y agoIm in! would someone please create a kickstarter project like that? Goal: $400 for mediocre laptop and shipping cost to Nigeria. $1: you get a photoshots in 5 sec intervals from the moment laptop comes online. $10: you get a life video-feed from the moment the laptop comes online.
- dkokelley 14y agoI wouldn't bother with the kickstarter project. $400+shipping is relatively cheap, and the exposure/blog material/research potential is worth that cost, for the right person. (There is of course, the risk that the recipients are wise enough to isolate and wipe it before it has a chance to phone home.)
- borplk 14y agoThat's what I thought when I read the title.
- kahawe 14y agoI strongly doubt you would have gotten screenshots from the scammer but from another hapless victim who bought the laptop in a seemingly legit way. (fence) The very fact the scammer are already fine sending emails means they really don't need another laptop, they just want money. I can imagine in a lot of cases the laptop doesn't even get into the scammer's hands.