confidential info on old harddrives.

From: Sellam Ismail <dastar_at_ncal.verio.com>
Date: Mon May 31 22:48:34 1999

On Mon, 31 May 1999, John Lawson wrote:

> So I would rather propose the following scenaria:
>
> You find a "perfect-10" Magnesium GridCase at a local thriftshop
> for $5.. you talk them down to $3 and it's yours. Upon firing it
> up, you find:
>
> A) the entire 'black book' of a notorious drug lord... databases,
> names, addresses, spreadsheets, etc. Among the names are various
> prominent politicians, celebrities, and others. It is clear they
> have been.... misbehaving.

Blackmail the drug lord and force him to give you 50% of his profits for
the next 20 years (or until he's gunned down). Move to Maui and live high
on the hog for quite some time.

> B) The complete record of a well known high-profile psychiatrist,
> including some very 'private' info on, again, various Famous Folk.
> A few of these Folk are in "positions of trust", and the info would
> tend to utterly disqualify them from those positions.

Two words come to mind here: "National Enquirer".

> C) The business and research records of a successful competitor of
> yours... all of the data required to smash them like a slimy bug
> and take over sole dominance in your market.

I'm rich!

Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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