COMPACT DISK CLUB FRAUD BY /\/ECROMANCER Whenever you are in need of a relatively small amount of cash, I have found that CD club fraud can be a good steady soarce of cash flow. The process is relatively simple and quite safe, if executed with exactness and care. I will probably receive some flak for compiling this text, since this scam is rather well known, both in the H/P scene and out in the world of blue collar crime alike...but if one novice is enlightened, then I have accomplished my task. The first step that needs to be taken is that one must scout out a drop site. Preferably one which is vacant, such as a house that is up for sale, but still has a mail box and address. Then look in a music magazine such as Spin, or any kind of guitar magazine. They will usually have ads for CD clubs like BMG, or Columbia House. Use only the ones that send free CD's without the requirement of a purchase. Then fill out the application under an alias and have the 4 or 5 free CD package sent to the drop site. They usually arrive in about a month. I would recommend that you pick up the drop at an obscure hour such as 3 or 4a.m. since it is a federal offense to tamper with the mail of others, not to mention the fact that no further purchases will be made from the music club. After the 1st order is made, simply change clubs and order more free merchandise. Or, a safer more time consuming alternative could be employed... a new drop site could be found and the same company could be used under a different alias this time. I have found that BMG falls for this scam every time, and they send 4 free CD's, no questions asked. This type of fraud also works with books that are advertised with a 30-day trial period, and can be sold to a used book store for cash. The CD's can be either pawned, or sold to a used music dealership usually with no resistance since they are always in brand new condition, and still wrapped with plastic. /\/ecromancer Greets: Rocket Richard, Luke Skywalker, Juxta (its been along time, call!)