Domination 03 ch12 Illegal
Hack and Phreak
Welcome back to this issues Illegal chapter. Originally started back in Vandalism News Issue #8, it seems to have set off quite a trend with other magazines of late.
Maybe I will have a list of internet/IRC addresses of C64 users here for the active phreaker to leave mail on. Anyway this issue will contain some different text than usual and with the next, the credit card informative will continue. Let's begin.
Setting up a 1800 number by Ultimate Hacker and revised by Warchild
Please note that this is just a very quick generalization of facts I have gathered from people who have set them up. They’re really not that difficult to do but you must know the basic procedures.
.1 First you need a fake address somewhere as close as possible to where you want the 1800 set up (E.G. for the 800 that was used on The Forum, a McDonalds a few blocks down the street from Pudwerx's house was used. I bet they were pissed when a $10,000 phone bill for an 800 service they never had!)
The main thing to remember is that you must get the fake address as close as possible to the address of the number you want to route an 800 to. The same state, city and zipcode are a must!
.2 find out which ID carrier (AT&T, MCI, Sprint etc) the BBS is being billed by. The reason for this is obvious! if you try and set up an 800 through the same company which carries the numbers long distance service, the company will have the numbers account on file and will know that the line is residential and not a business line.
.3 Act like you don't know what you’re doing, but don't sound too stupid! If you want Canadians to reach the 1800#, you usually have to ask. Be smart; ask how much extra those calls will cost. (Remember: you're the head of a business trying to save money!) AT&T is best for Canadian reachable numbers. MCI and Sprint have a harder time with re-routing. Common questions the company may ask:
A) What type of business is this?
B) What is your title? (Manager, a high position is a must)
.4 this is most important. When a phone company sets up an 800# they will make a test call! Usually you can say that 'you may get a computer tone' this call is made after AT&T, MCI or Sprint has set up the 800# for service.
.5 the phone company will ask you if you want this number published in the 800# directory. it doesn't really matter if you say 'no' but before you answer, ask them 'which way is the cheapest way to go?' then say 'yes' or 'no' to whichever one is cheaper (to save your company money!) if you do just say 'no' they may ask why you don't want the number published. Asking those questions will help convince the phone company you are legitimate. You can also try to have the 1800# set up with letters (i.e. - tell the company you want the prefix to be ACS or 227). So heres what your fake address would look like: Advanced Computer Software, 1341 Crunch Street, Houston, Texas, 91823 (same City, Street, Zip as destination number's address just different street name and name). In this fake address the number is really in Houston, Texas and the zip code is valid. Everything else doesn't matter (company name, street #). You are looking for "ACS" in the 800# and let’s say that the phone company tells you 7655 is available in the suffix. So it would look like this. 1/800/ACS-7655 or 1/800/272-7655. Asking for a specific prefix or suffix isn't necessary, but you may want to do it for your own purposes (1800FUCKYOU !).
.6 the phone company may ask you if you have a fax machine available so they can fax you a form. Have a good excuse ready
A) We're strictly a mail order only company and don't have any fax machines.
B) We just started setting up our business and don't have our fax machines yet.
Another good idea to avoid this question is to pick a company that doesn't need fax machines.
.6A AT&T is usually the easiest company to work through, MCI is the second easiest and Sprint is said to be the hardest (out of the top three carriers in the US). It's your choice.
.6B Just another reminder. Find out from the destination number who carries his long distance service. Don't use the same long distance carrier for the 1800#
.6C Addendums
A) Don’t fuck it up for the rest of us!! Don’t go and set up ten 800#s all in the same week. Not only will you probably get busted, but you will ruin the loop-hole that now exists as the companies fight for business's 800# service.
B) Apparently now some companies are asking for tax ID numbers or social security numbers. You can try making a 9 digit ss# up but I don't know what the outcome would be if you were caught. Perhaps if you went trashing in some business industrial bins you could get this type of info.
C) Never just hang up on a call. if you're ever in a situation and the phone company starts asking all sorts of questions and starts grilling you then tell them 'well, if this is the way you treat your customers you can keep the sale and I’ll go to MCI' then hang-up on them. Play it safe and hang-up in a pissed but polite matter. Now they won't be 100% sure if that was someone trying to set up a bogus 1800#.
D) Heres some of the companies business division numbers for quick reference:
A)
at+t: 1/800/XXX-XXXX
sprint: 1/800/XXX-XXXX then 1
mci: 1/800/XXX-XXXX
note: apart from companies, smaller long distance provider’s offer automated 1800 routers that generally need a 4 digit access pin. a number I remember for this was 1/800/XXX-XXXX then 4 digit pin. for Europeans that blue box, simply call over some 1800 diverter to get to the 800 number, such as:
1/503/XXX-XXXX+1800#
1/503/XXX-XXXX+1800#
1/503/XXX-XXXX+1800#
1/416/XXX-XXXX+1800 or 900#
(some of the 503's are blacklisted over MCI so be careful not to kill any calling cards!!)
E) Chaining 1800's
You can also try to chain 800's. what I mean is that once you have your 800# already established, you can set up another one using the same fake info as you've used for the first 1800#. the best way is to use a different long distance company this time so that they cannot give you any shit because you can say 'I already have an 800# set up' and give them the number. so what you're doing is setting up another 800 for your ever growing company. the reason I say use a different long distance company when 'chaining' is because if you use the same long distance company, after about 3 months when they figure out you're not paying the bill they won't only disconnect the first number you set up, but all the numbers you set
up from that individual company.
Calling card setups by Warchild
The setting up of calling cards used to be quite a secretive procedure, until it got widely spread. in particular the MCI system was the easiest to setup from. basically this is what used to be done, the naughty person would ring up one of the regular mci numbers such as:
1-800/FRI-ENDS
1-800/XXX-XXXX
and for sprint 1-800/FON-CARD
You can normally use these numbers and be connected through to customer service, but as rumour has it, there exists numbers which are specialized in calling card setup and are not publicly listed. to begin with get someone's telephone number which is valid and their matching zip code of there state. make up a fake name and address as this is not important. the old method consists of the operator asking for the former information and the card number you want it to be (similar to AT&T Personal Choice cards). The cards normally go up within 24 hours. now you need to fill out some additional documentation, but as far as I know cards can still be set up. with sprint it is much harder, a valid social security and mother's maiden name is needed, but once setup the card normally lasts far longer than of that of MCI.
Unfortunately for most, American lamers abused the methods and now it’s just as hard as social engineering the cards. in the next issue I will include more on calling with credit cards and other types of cards like GTE (renamed to Citizens Service). just to end with for the Americans, try this Sprint card diverter. 1-800/XXX-XXXX then enter number your calling from and then '0' and then ACN calling to and then '0' and operator will come on and you give them your sprint card. Credit cards used to be used over this system, but as before, American lameness destroyed this.
Until next issue...