Uncategorized Conversation with a hacker Dave Webb @itworldca Published: January 18th, 2012As I wrote in another post, my Yahoo and Facebook accounts were compromised this morning, with some scam artist claiming to be me, in London, mugged and broke, looking for someone to wire him money. A suspicious friend, Lawrence Cummer, engaged him in a Facebook chat. Here's the transcript (the time is 10:52 Eastern). 16 minutes agoDave WebbHihow are you doing? 13 minutes agoLaw CummerHi!Good, how are you?Haven't seen you on here in a while. 13 minutes agoDave WebbAm not too good at the momentIn some kind of mess 12 minutes agoLaw CummerOh no. What's up? 12 minutes agoDave WebbJust writing to let you know our trip to London United Kingdom,has been a mess 10 minutes agoLaw CummerAre you OK though? (Sorry if I'm being thick, mess can be health, ugly situations, a lot of things.)Do you need help with anything? 10 minutes agoDave WebbI was having a great time until last night when we got mugged and lost all my cash, credit card and cell phone It has been a scary experience, I was hit at the back of my neck with a club. Anyway.I'm still alive and that's whats important 8 minutes agoLaw CummerHoly ***. That is terrifying. Can I help? Do you need me to call or get in touch with anyone, or anything? 8 minutes agoDave WebbI'm financially strapped right now and need your help7 minutes agoLaw CummerGive me a shout by phone.7 minutes agoDave WebbI need you to loan me some $$…I'll refund it to you as soon as i arrive home 3 minutes agoLaw CummerAre you able to give me a call? What I find truly fascinating is this dork thought he could pass himself off as me to someone who actually knew me well enough to wire me money.Would you recommend this article?00 Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article! We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication. Click this link to send me a note →Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada Related Download Sponsor: Carbon60 Moving to the Cloud: Beyond the Myths Get on the road to cloud success by moving past the myths around it. Register Now Uncategorized