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Russians in NY aided '$3M bank hack'
New York Post ^ | October 1, 2010 | BRUCE GOLDING and JEREMY OLSHAN

Posted on 10/01/2010 1:46:47 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

A baby-faced band of "money mules" helped an Eastern European hackerring transfer $3 million in cash it pilfered from American bank accounts, federal prosecutors in New York said yesterday.

The group, including several women who are college co-eds here on student visas, was allegedly tasked with opening hundreds of bank accounts used to receive the stolen funds.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aliens; computer; hackers; scams

1 posted on 10/01/2010 1:46:50 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

The one on the left needs to be punished severely. I’ll handle it.


2 posted on 10/01/2010 1:53:12 PM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: Lurker
LOL!!!

you owe me a screen cleaner

3 posted on 10/01/2010 3:14:30 PM PDT by shadowcat
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