FBI Says Dark Market Sting Netted 56 Arrests 130
narramissic writes "A two-year undercover FBI sting operation targeting online 'carder' forums hosted on the DarkMarket.ws Web site has netted 56 arrests and prevented about $70 million in fraud losses, the FBI said Thursday. DarkMarket.ws was widely used by online scammers to buy and sell stolen credit card numbers, other financial information, and even the devices used to make fake banking cards. Before it was shut down earlier this month, the Web site had registered more than 2,500 members. Although Dark Market was thought to have been administered by a criminal going by the name Master Splyntr, German Public Radio reported on Monday that the FBI had been running a sting operation on the site since late 2006, and that Master Splyntr was actually an FBI agent named J. Keith Mularski." Of course, they say it in German; non-German speakers may want to consult the Babelfish.
Master Splynter? (Score:5, Funny)
Ich fuer ein (Score:5, Funny)
Re:agent identities (Score:5, Funny)
No kidding, I thought the same thing. Hope that guy has Lifelock [lifelock.com].
Re:Ich fuer ein (Score:5, Funny)
Wenn ist das Nunstuck git und Slotermeyer? Ja! Beirhund das Oder die Flipperwald gersput.
The question. (Score:5, Funny)
I think the real question is this:
How exactly does one pay online for a credit card number?
Re:agent identities (Score:3, Funny)
They need to do way instain fbi> who kill thier agnets, becuse these anget can't fright back? It was on the news this morning a mother in DE, who had kill her three agent. They are taking the three feds back to New York to lady to rest my pary are with the father who lost his feds ; i am truley sorry for Mueller's lots.
Re:only 56 arrests? (Score:2, Funny)
Ebay, Pirate Bay... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Ich fuer ein (Score:4, Funny)
Zwei Kartoffel warst sitzen in der bakofen.
Die erste kartoffel sagt, "Est ist sehr heist!"
Und die zweite kartoffel sagt, "Du meine gute! Ein sprechen kartoffel!."
-- Die Kartoffel witz
Sorry bout the spelling
Turtle PoweR! (Score:2, Funny)
Teenage mutant ninja FBI agents,
Teenage mutant ninja FBI agents,
Teenage mutant ninja FBI agents,
FBI gonna scam you, Turtle power!
Man i miss Saturday morning cartoons
Re:Ebay, Pirate Bay... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:The question. (Score:3, Funny)
criminals ripping off other criminals runs rampant
Are you saying there really is no honor among thieves?
Re:protection racket (Score:5, Funny)
The FBI was given a mission to get online crime under control, so that's what they did. In Australia, one drug squad took control of the local drug scene and supposedly ran it very well.
Re:I don't get it (Score:4, Funny)
Where do I sign up? And do I get to choose hair-color and such?
Re:agent identities (Score:4, Funny)
How unrealistic is "someone sent me a link"? It's entirely plausible that the link text he clicked was completely unrelated
Yeah, tell me about it. [goatse.cz]
(Disclaimer, that might be goatse, but I was too chicken-shit to find out for certain.)