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Intl click fraud ring captured - they stole $14 million

by 3bagsfull
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Talk about black hat

Red Tape - Feds indict 7 in massive click-fraud scheme that hit 4 million computers

Don't think you will ever get caught? think again
#$14 #captured #click #fraud #intl #million #ring #stole
  • Profile picture of the author mattjay
    well i hope it was fun while it lasted
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
    I hope they release a 'How I Made 14 Million Dollars Online' WSO...

    EDIT: I Am Not Being Serious...
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    • Profile picture of the author ant888
      Love to see the copy for THAT one
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    • Profile picture of the author ronaldmd
      Originally Posted by Mark Hess View Post

      I hope they release a 'How I Made 14 Million Dollars Online' WSO...
      Yes, and the author gets lots of refund requests because click fraud is illegal and can get you jailed.
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      • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
        Originally Posted by ronaldmd View Post

        Yes, and the author gets lots of refund requests because click fraud is illegal and can get you jailed.
        I wasn't being serious... hence the :rolleyes:

        Originally Posted by Dash Evra View Post

        OMG..Wow! Part of me feel a bit of respect for these programmers. It sounds like something that takes some crazy @ss skills!

        As for why didn't they use those talents to create something legit is beyond me though...
        I agree, think if they put those skills towards developing something really awesome instead of doing what they did...
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  • Profile picture of the author TheHotChick
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    haha, I saw that on my news app today.
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  • Profile picture of the author onegoodman
    since 2007 !!! they couldn't stop could they
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    • Profile picture of the author E. Brian Rose
      Originally Posted by onegoodman View Post

      since 2007 !!! they couldn't stop could they
      The same question could be asked of Bernie. A billion buckaroos and he was still going. Clearly, after a certain point it becomes about the rush, rather than the money. Ever seen a broke gambler win a million bucks and be broke again a few days later? I have. Actually, I have seen it a few times.
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  • Profile picture of the author ant888
    What's the outline of the scheme ?
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    LOL that is crazy.

    But at the same time, if they had all that cash you would think they'd be living somewhere with a weak extradition policy...

    Ah maybe not, perhaps I just watch too much Law & Order and Burn Notice. haha
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    • Profile picture of the author Thomas
      Their alleged "advertising replacement fraud" isn't really all that far removed from what PPV networks do. A step up from it, perhaps... but only a small one. If they had been less blatant about what they were doing, they probably would have gone undetected pretty much indefinitely.

      Originally Posted by Whos That Guru View Post

      But at the same time, if they had all that cash you would think they'd be living somewhere with a weak extradition policy...
      The Russian involved hasn't been arrested and his whereabouts are unknown. I'll wager that he crossed the border back into Russia, which won't extradite any of it's citizens to any foreign country at all... ever. It's forbidden by the Russian Constitution.

      Tommy.
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  • Profile picture of the author TheHotChick
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    They should be able to lawyer up & get a slap on the wrist, right? lol
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  • Profile picture of the author Dash Evra
    OMG..Wow! Part of me feel a bit of respect for these programmers. It sounds like something that takes some crazy @ss skills!

    As for why didn't they use those talents to create something legit is beyond me though...
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Then
    Perhaps that explains why we are not making much in Adsense, CPA for the last few years...
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  • Profile picture of the author JCorp
    To think of what they can accomplish if they just honed all that "brilliance" to something legit....I guess it's true what they say. Some of the most brilliant minds are behind bars...
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  • Profile picture of the author Raydal
    My kids computer was infected by that same virus
    and I knew that it was about click fraud because
    of the types of sites you were redirected to. Took
    a long time to get it off as well. Norton was helpless.

    Yesterday I was trying to download a driver and almost
    all the download sites had Adsense images marked
    "Download" which are definitely intended to trick the
    users into thinking that they are downloading the
    program of interest instead of an ad. I really don't
    know how they don't get their Adsense accounts
    banned.

    You have to look and read very carefully to get the
    download link that is relevant to your search. This
    must be hurting the advertisers.

    -Ray Edwards
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