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EEVblog Impersonation SCAM!
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SilverSolder:

--- Quote from: GlennSprigg on February 08, 2020, 03:02:42 pm ---I used to easily track down certain scumbags, and my 1st port of call was the particular
server/host/admin with the details. Unfortunately, 99% of them couldn't give a shit, and
NEVER respond!  So NOW, be-it illegal or not, I will just utterly BOMB them with 500,000
responses from an untraceable source/software. Illegal?????  PPHHTT!!!! Fuck them!!!

Even major Banking Scammers etc etc... I would report the 'underlying' scums 'details' down
to specific 'individuals' from a particular 'university' Server, but NO-ONE EVER replied to me,
even when reporting to various highest level system administrators/companies etc...   |O

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Until somebody "important" gets hit by a scammer, it will not receive any priority whatsoever from the "official world". 
coppercone2:

--- Quote from: AndyC_772 on February 06, 2020, 11:04:44 am ---I'm curious. What kind of information constitutes being tagged and treated as "confidential", but is nevertheless OK to send by email to a guy with a Youtube channel just because "he" asks for it out of the blue?

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realistically unless its considered a military/state secret, its at the discretion of sales guys. There might be company bi-laws but they can probably be violated without repercussion if it looks like it will make business relationships. No actual engineer wants secrets because its always better to have analysis and technological developments, when you share information you get applications information and possibly design improvements. The more people know about something the more likely it is to be developed and more creativity is applied to a problem. If you get a creative sales application from someone, you can probably sell more product since the person that made the NDA has capital costs down.Or R&D costs go down when someone makes an improvement. It's like having another engineer on your team for FREE when there is no secret.

On the other hand, letting people know exact missile range or radar cross sections is a bad thing.

It would make sense to let Dave Jones know about a NDA because he is good at applications, is an active product developer (i.e. he sells test equipment he designed).. its not like he has a chip fab ready to pump silicon.. more like you might get some sales with parts inside of a gadget he designed. It might make a gadget sale possible if anything. Say you have a new isolation amplifier that he might make a ver 2.0 of the isolation probe with improved specifications. It's esoteric technicians tools...
coppercone2:

--- Quote from: EEVblog on February 06, 2020, 01:12:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on February 06, 2020, 01:08:43 pm ---Do the police or other authorities in Australia actually do anything about these kinds of crimes?  Even if the evidence is served on a silver platter?

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When it involves someone overseas on the internet, nah. It would be a job for the Illinois police.

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could even be a FBI crime, possibly. Say it has ties to chinese industrial espionage..
Halcyon:

--- Quote from: SilverSolder on February 06, 2020, 01:08:43 pm ---
Do the police or other authorities in Australia actually do anything about these kinds of crimes?  Even if the evidence is served on a silver platter?

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Generally no. The time and effort involved would outweigh the end result. It's really not that important. Perhaps if it was more serious or there was significant loss to a company, then maybe.

Coordinating between international law enforcement agencies isn't a simple task and is generally reserved for serious matters.
Nominal Animal:
In my opinion, the proper response here is to let the swindled company know exactly who swindled them, and let them decide if they care.

If someone does it twice (I mean as in at least two separate scams where they impersonate you), then outing them publicly is warranted, IMO.
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