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More hacking...
Feb. 22nd, 2002 03:35 pmI just got this from the DMFCA people (they're the ones doing an award show this weekend for the HP fandom)
Real-To: "A Fric" <the_wizhp@hotmail.com>
Dear concerned DMFCA nominee:
Since Tuesday February 19th, 2002 (when the polls were
officially closed)
you may or may not have received an email from
agathon@darkmark.com or
noel@darkmark.com. It may have looked something like
this:
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:28 AM
Subject: DMFCA, announcement
>Hello DMFCA nominee,
>
>We are very sorry to say the DMFCA poll shows that
you have not won any of
>the
>awards you were entered for. Please feel free to
still tune into the
>Special
>Radio show that we will be holding on Saturday where
the winners will be
>announced live.
>
>If you have any questions on the voting system please
feel free to contact
>me.
>
>Regards-
>
>Agathon, Noel
>------------------------------
>DMFCA council
>www.darkmark.com
It has come to the council's attention that someone
has been illegally
sending ghost mail (E-mail which is made to look as
though it is sent from a
specific mailing address when infact it is sent from
an entirely different
hidden address) from Noel's or my own address at
darkmark. Please be
strictly advised that we are currently investigating
the situation and the
culprit will be found. Also: Please note that this
email was sent out
strictly to make our awards look rigged, unfair, or
inaccurate. The fact
that your site has not won any of the awards it was
nominated in has NOT yet
been released. Anyone that tells you otherwise, is
most likely lying and
should be reported straight to either myself or Noel
Rock. Collegues,
webmasters, friends, we notify you of this issue
because we have all been
the victim's of a horrific and unlawful act. We
apoligize for this
misleading event and hope that you will all still
attend the Saturday
February 23rd, 2002 DMFCA special DarkMark Radio
broadcast and "Reaction
Room" chat. If you have any further information that
may help us catch the
person who has sent out the unofficial email or if you
have any more
questions or comments, please don't hesitate to email
myself or Noel back at
your convenience.
Thanks again for your continuous support and
co-operation.
Sincerely,
Agathon, Noel, Matt, Jenna, and Kath
I don't actually know if we got that hacked email in the first place, but if this is true, then it just is more evidence that SOME PEOPLE don't realize, or don't care, that breaking into someone's email account, or faking someone else's email address, are illegal in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and a bunch of other countries.
It's a criminal act. You can go to prison for it, at least in the US. It's stupid and you will get caught if someone wants to chase you long enough.
Gah. WHY? What is the point? What are you trying to prove? That you can do it? Sure, and I bet you can steal a candy bar from your local convenience store too. Does that mean you should?
::hides head in hands::
Dear concerned DMFCA nominee:
Since Tuesday February 19th, 2002 (when the polls were
officially closed)
you may or may not have received an email from
agathon@darkmark.com or
noel@darkmark.com. It may have looked something like
this:
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:28 AM
Subject: DMFCA, announcement
>Hello DMFCA nominee,
>
>We are very sorry to say the DMFCA poll shows that
you have not won any of
>the
>awards you were entered for. Please feel free to
still tune into the
>Special
>Radio show that we will be holding on Saturday where
the winners will be
>announced live.
>
>If you have any questions on the voting system please
feel free to contact
>me.
>
>Regards-
>
>Agathon, Noel
>------------------------------
>DMFCA council
>www.darkmark.com
It has come to the council's attention that someone
has been illegally
sending ghost mail (E-mail which is made to look as
though it is sent from a
specific mailing address when infact it is sent from
an entirely different
hidden address) from Noel's or my own address at
darkmark. Please be
strictly advised that we are currently investigating
the situation and the
culprit will be found. Also: Please note that this
email was sent out
strictly to make our awards look rigged, unfair, or
inaccurate. The fact
that your site has not won any of the awards it was
nominated in has NOT yet
been released. Anyone that tells you otherwise, is
most likely lying and
should be reported straight to either myself or Noel
Rock. Collegues,
webmasters, friends, we notify you of this issue
because we have all been
the victim's of a horrific and unlawful act. We
apoligize for this
misleading event and hope that you will all still
attend the Saturday
February 23rd, 2002 DMFCA special DarkMark Radio
broadcast and "Reaction
Room" chat. If you have any further information that
may help us catch the
person who has sent out the unofficial email or if you
have any more
questions or comments, please don't hesitate to email
myself or Noel back at
your convenience.
Thanks again for your continuous support and
co-operation.
Sincerely,
Agathon, Noel, Matt, Jenna, and Kath
I don't actually know if we got that hacked email in the first place, but if this is true, then it just is more evidence that SOME PEOPLE don't realize, or don't care, that breaking into someone's email account, or faking someone else's email address, are illegal in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and a bunch of other countries.
It's a criminal act. You can go to prison for it, at least in the US. It's stupid and you will get caught if someone wants to chase you long enough.
Gah. WHY? What is the point? What are you trying to prove? That you can do it? Sure, and I bet you can steal a candy bar from your local convenience store too. Does that mean you should?
::hides head in hands::
