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Posts by SBTlauien

  1. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Sure wish I had some PI...
  2. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by aldra seems like a lot of work (and risk, given you're also cutting phone/data lines) for small-scale retail fraud

    Some of these transactions are like $7k. At ten locations a day, that'd be $70k.
  3. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    I don't believe in souls.
  4. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by NARCassist setting up an 0800 number costs money and will be linked to somebody's name and address. its not easy setting up phone lines in fake names, especially as an 0800 number would also need to be registered to a business line.



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    Identity Theft.
  5. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by D4NG0 Can you explain this scam in more detail?

    I assume you would be using a stolen card so the store can't track you down when they don't get paid. In that case, how to you have access to the account to get the authorization code? Also, it seems like you would have to rely on the employee knowing what to do in a scenario like that, in which case you're fucked right there. Most minimum wage workers barely manage to process basic transactions, nevertheless enter special codes.

    The card itself is fully rejected and out of the picture from my understanding. The employee would likely access a certain menu within the cash register and then type in the authorization code. Doing this, from my understanding, with basically tell the register that the transaction is successful and that the funds can be collected at a later time. This is also known as an "offline transaction". The merchant believes that the transaction can be completed at a later time and that the funds exist and are there. From the articles, the register only checks to make sure that the authorization code has the correct amount of digits, but doesn't actually test it in any way.
  6. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by Nil Code word for unless they're black obvs.

    The guy in the second link is black and he pulled it off for a long time. I don't race plays a role when the transaction goes through. Likely just plays a role with LP/AP, security guards, and blue suit police officers. If a transaction is successful, then nobody really cares.
  7. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    I remember reading about this years ago, but I had thought that it was fixed.

    So basically a person goes into a merchants shop to buy some goods and attempts to pay using a card(debit or credit). The transaction is declined because either the card is expired, the account is closed, the information is missing or random on track1/track2, or any other reason that prevents the card from working(which is what the culprit wants). In the articles I've read, the culprit pretends to call the bank, gets an authorization number(that has to be a specific number of digits, and possibly in a certain format), and then gives this authorization number to the employee that then types this number into the cash register which allows the transaction to complete. I think in some instances though, the employee will call the number on the back of the card(the card being one that the culprit made and has a number on the card that is linked to a 800 number that he/she has an accomplish ready to answer and pretend to be a banker at the bank with an authorization number), which will allow the transaction to complete.

    Anyways, I came across this article that claims a girl pulled this off in July of last year...

    https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170711/andersonville/forced-sale-credit-card-trick-nets-2k-clothes-from-andersonville-shop

    Here is one from a long time ago...

    http://www.businessinsider.com/sharron-laverne-parrish-jr-charged-with-apple-credit-card-scam-2014-7
  8. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by Lanny Can you show me where you read that everyone who's a sociopath has ASPD?

    Can you show me where you read that everyone who's a sociopath has ASDF?
  9. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    I turned Secure Boot off so that my NVidia drivers would work. Before I did that though, Windows would not boot, and Ubuntu would crash if I had NVidia drivers for my graphics.
  10. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    ^No sir. I see the "MSI" boot screen, and then it's just black, no response. I think it's Windows 10.
  11. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by Grimace I don't know if I agree with this. I am an HTC fan and although I do agree that they are difficult to work on, they're no different than any other modern flagship phone from any other manufacturer. All modern Samsung devices require the screen to be removed to get into the interior of the phone. Unless you're very careful, you can easily crack it. LG has always made it fairly easy to get into the phone, but they make shit phones. Since Lenovo took over Motorola, their phones are also shit and ship with way too many torx screws for such a simple phone. Whoever is making the Nexus that particular year, it can vary on difficulty, but yeah.

    I'm just saying that I'd avoid buying a device that is difficult to work on. I bought my Surface Pro 3 and I'm sure glad it wasn't my hard earned money that paid for it because if I need to repair it then I'll have to risk breaking the glass. I know it's not a phone, but my SP3 and my HTC are the only two devices I have(besides from an iPhone 6 I found) that I can't easily take apart and they stand out among all of my devices in a negative way just because I can't easily take them apart...
  12. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Ubuntu is working fine. Windows just freezes with black screen. I see no error code.
  13. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by NARCassist tbh a phone for me is mostly just something to make/receive calls/texts. fucked if i'm wasting any more money on one than i need to.



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    To me it's my internet connection, which means it's my television, and it's my mobile computer.
  14. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by D4NG0 Can you show me where you read that everyone with ASPD is a sociopath?

    I'm not sure if I can right now.
  15. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by D4NG0 Isn't it your alt?

    No he's not. People like me.
  16. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Honestly, I wouldn't put more than $200 into a phone. The most expensive phones out there are usually expensive due to a few features the phone has(edge-to-edge screen, water-proof, etc). Also, the processor speed wont matter to much for the time being, even if you're going to use it for VR. Get something for less than $200 and spend the money saved on going out.

    What carrier are you using?

    I've seen the Galaxy S7 for $150. I wouldn't recommend an HTC strictly due to them being difficult to work on. Any phone you cant take apart without the use of a heatgun, I wouldn't buy.

    Do you plan to root the phone?
  17. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by benny vader yea … its THEY that need to be therapied.

    Well it's not me. I have a job, a car, and I don't use drugs and don't have a drinking problem. I exercise and my weight is within my BMI range. I've never been diagnose with a mental disorder and I have a clean criminal record. I have no enemies and no debts. It's just that people don't like me. People have something against me and exclude me from society. I just keep to myself and pick up new hobbies. I don't cause problems. People just don't like me.
  18. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by D4NG0 Yes.

    But how sure? I read mine from several sources. So how sure are you and how sure are you that your sources are sure?
  19. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by Enter did you ever go to therophy

    did it work

    No, of course not. I don't have any mental issues. I'm completely normal. Its just that people don't like me. I can't help it that people don't like me. I wouldn't need therapy.
  20. SBTlauien African Astronaut
    Originally posted by Zanick I mean those disorders exist at the same juncture more or less of lacking empathy, along with a few other flagship symptoms. I doubt you have any of them, though. Maybe histrionic.

    But do people really feel empathy? My new job has all of this training on the difference between empathy and sympathy, and I swear people just pretend.

    From what I see on a day-to-day basis from people don't put themselves in other people shoes and are primarly selfish.

    Even myself. I've done a lot of things that have negatively impacted others, and I have never once felt any of this so called 'empathy' I hear about. I don't see it in others.
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