01dragonslayer
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PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR PERSONAL INFO
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I cannot stress enough, the importance of protecting yourself and your personal info. Whether you are just scrolling the boards, learning and asking questions or attempting to order a cycle. Do not believe for one second that LE does not monitor these boards.
YOU SHOULD NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL INFO IN OPEN FORUM!!
Trust me! You may think that giving out your city or first name is not a big deal. But there are teams of internet "cops" that build files on people to make busts. One piece of info today, with another piece tomorrow, soon they have enough cross reference material to find out who you are. How do you think suppliers get caught? This is why we have such strict rules on INFO COLLECTING!
To prove my point, I worked with a friend of mine to do an experiment. He is an old pro at this and thought he was being safe. I used small amounts of info that he had left out there on the boards and within a few minutes, I knew his address, parent's names, wife's name, kids name, home phone and even sent him a pic of his house. Needless to say, he was blown away by how he had allowed too much info to slip.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF:
1. Get a personal mailbox. NOT A PO BOX! and NEVER HAVE ANYTHING SENT TO YOUR HOME!! You can get a small personal mailbox at a mom and pop mail place for about $150 a year. You can add names to your account for them to sign for packages. Such as fake brothers and sisters names. With your address, someone can learn everything about you. even the vin number and registration on the vehicles the are registered to the address.
2. NEVER EVER GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFO OUT IN OPEN FORUM!! Not your real name or any part of it. You have a screen name for a reason. Anonymity!
3. Get a secure email address. Gmail, yahoo, and AOL are not secure emails. Securenym is one example. Their servers are not in the US and are encrypted. It is $60 a year.
4. Think before you post. Cops are trained to pick up on little things that you may not notice.. If you are posting videos from youtube on here, MAKE A NEW ACCOUNT FOR YOUR ALTER EGO. Do not use the same channel that you have videos of your kids playing, your wife yelling their names and yours, in your front yard. If someone clicks on one video you uploaded, they have access to your channel, which you registered for and have included your name, email, etc. Not to mention, facial pics of you and the ones you love the most.
5. Do a source check on your sponsor/supplier. Do not send him your real name and address. He is not your friend. This is a business arrangement of an illegal transaction. PROTECT YOURSELF! You do not know if he clears out his inbox or saves your info. It would suck to get busted because a supplier gets popped and he was sloppy and kept all your info. Then the feds knock on your door because after they confiscated and searched all his possessions, they found your real name and phone number on a WU reciept where you sent him money for that summer cutter cycle.
6. Use common sense! Use your brain for something other than a cycle planner!
I know a lot of people think, "He is telling me to spend $210 a year on an email and a mailbox, THAT'S HALF ANOTHER CYCLE!" NO! THAT IS ONE MONTH'S COMMISARY IN PRISON! THAT IS LESS THAN 10% OF YOUR MONTHLY INCOME THAT YOU WILL NOT MAKE WHILE IN PRISON FOR FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES! THAT IS LESS THAN 4 TANKS OF GAS THAT YOUR WIFE WILL SPEND, BRINGING YOUR KIDS TO VISIT YOU IN JAIL!
I hope this helps someone. Be safe, lift heavy, train hard, and God Bless!
