VM Crackdown, no box is safe !

[zaf786]

Hi we can take all the mickey we can there are some people reporting reciveing letters from vermin i am thinking if they have busted someone and got details from some sellers there are plenty of crooks on fleabay

[wooper]

Am sorry, should not take the rise.

Am sure people have been had.

I had mine delivered to work addy, so should be ok with that one.

WIth the recent crackdown on fleabay, maybe thats where they are getting info from??

[satman]

Taken from my forum today, here is a scanned copy of a letter from vermin,
It DID have a refernece number and address details but these been removed by the uploader,,,( and scanned in greyscale ).. but i still see 1 or two spelling or grammer mistakes you wouldnt expect from a big company like virgin,
but the member in question has no reason to lie, so i do belive the letter was genuine as he also sent me the FAQ leaflets he scanned that arrived with the letter.

The box in question was a kryptview and bought from ebay,,
I think Some dealer or dealers who have been caught have gave up there customer lists, but obv no one can be certain,
I know as well as anyone about the 'scare tactics', but do be sensable and at least have a vm box connected just incase any chaps at door :;

[smokey_jnr]

Am sorry, should not take the rise.

Am sure people have been had.

I had mine delivered to work addy, so should be ok with that one.

WIth the recent crackdown on fleabay, maybe thats where they are getting info from??

damn.. i just ordered another box yetserday...!!

[wooper]

well, am going to order another on payday.

now I know it works on the upstairs cable, will get one downstairs.

Will still maintain minimum package.

Mr Branson. more fool you for p*** poor encryption I guess.

[smokey_jnr]

that letter is a bit dodgy, all it says is we know what your upto dont do it..!

~~~~ em i say..

[satman]

^^ Yes i agree,,, letter wasnt mine,, i dont get cable in my neighborhood.
but was just to try show you what there upto,, this is defo a mailshot there sending to somefolks.

[Donnie Darko]

Could be a scattergun approach,mailshot well known areas that screw cc services?

[SatSearching]

birkenhead, I have followed this thread with interest, please don't take this the wrong way, I may be as usual missing something here (as usual ).

In this scenario, lets assume a dbox2 or dreambox has nothing connected to the ethernet port.

The box has a tuner (demodulator, not a modulator), how can you ping a dbox or dreambox tuner if it can't modulate? Afaik the cable feed to a box is connected to a tuner (de-modulator) and not a modem (modulator, de-modulator)?

The dbox, dreambox... doesn't have to sent out anything, your think of talk back chips, this isn't the case, they ping ever IP address, then the software (solorwinds example only) interrogates the IP, then returns with the details.

In the same way as you would, if you were using a small program like Ipconfig, if you wanted to know your IP address, you would use a small piece of software call ipconfig, ipconfig interrogates the network card, in turn give you your Ip address.... solarwind is much, much more powerful.

yes your right if the box is off then nothing can be seen, if it on, and the sweep is done? info will be collected.

[father ted]

well i just phoned the number and it is the fraud line for sure

[satman]

well i just phoned the number and it is the fraud line for sure

pmsl,,, excelent, did you have a nice chat?
i reckon you should find an area thats not coverered by virgin, phone that fraud line and ask if your dreambox will work there, hihihihihihi

[smokey_jnr]

i just bought a box of fleabay the other but hadn't paid for it.. i went to pay for it today and it has been removed.. so looks like they are cracking down suppliers first..

[wooper]

I was looking on fleabay a couple of weeks back, when I went to buy one, they were all gone.

Glad I didnt now 'cos I feel thats where virgin are getting their info.

Just my feeling on it.

[nilrem]

Boxes are always removed from fleabay as they always remain the property of the CC and selling them constitutes selling stolen property.

[thered]

Boxes are always removed from fleabay as they always remain the property of the CC and selling them constitutes selling stolen property.

you got the wrong end of the stick m8 they are talking about eurovox's ect these are not owned by the cable company and are not stolen property they are not talking about the cable company boxes