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They've got a bunch of folding chairs and tables, telecomm equipment, and no company name. Found them using our guest Wifi to access a bunch of scam sites and banks in other countries.

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[-] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 points 1 day ago

OP? Where are you? It's been a day, we are waiting for further input on your part.

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

My wife sent information to the building owner. Her boss contacted the FTC. Will see if anything happens

[-] obinice@lemmy.world 113 points 3 days ago

Might help to know what country you're in, or continent even?

How does anyone expect to get very nation specific advice like this without giving any hint as to where they're from - besides it probably being a country that probably has many English speakers as a second language if not first...

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 74 points 3 days ago

No, no. Didn't you hear? The Internet is just the US.

Hell, I grew up in and currently live in Texas and even I know better than that.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

nonsense there's nothing outside texas

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 24 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If there's one thing I've learned from working with Texans, it is that they're Texan first, american second.

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

I mean, you're not wrong. And at one time I felt like it meant something. It meant we didn't push our religion on others. They were free to do what they wanted. If someone was doing something we didn't like but wasn't hurting anyone we just minded our fucking business (usually said about LGBTQIA+ folks). It probably wasn't nearly as true as I felt, but that's the kind of thing I was taught growing up. And everyone wonders why I grew up to be progressive, respecting other people's rights and mistrusting the government as it stands and corporations.

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I know quite a few who moved here (norway) from Texas, as they didn't like how the state overall went from being traditionally conservative to radically regressive.

One of them recently got his Norwegian passport and I of course had to accuse him of forgetting the Alamo.

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[-] MourningDove@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

I think this is a FBI thing.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 127 points 3 days ago
[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 76 points 3 days ago

If this is America... Don't depend on the government for justice.

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 74 points 3 days ago

How recently did you learn not to trust the US government that you think it is news to anyone?

They're asking where you report fraud.

The FTC is where you report fraud.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

To be fair, Brandan Carr is who Trump has running the FCC. He is corrupt as fuck, he’s made some bonehead moves, and he drafted large parts of project 2025.

Results may vary if you’re reporting this to his FCC.

[-] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 3 days ago

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is not the same organization as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Andrew Ferguson, chair of the FTC, was originally appointed to the Commission by Biden in 2023 and was made chair by Trump this year. He's definitely softer on big corporate monopolies and mergers than his predecessor, but has not been quite as much a blowhard as one would normally expect from Trump's picks.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

You’re right. I’m an idiot.

[-] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Woa, healthy internet discourse. I like it. 😀

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

We all make mistakes, at least you can admit you're wrong. Also, don't call yourself an idiot. You're not.

[-] biofaust@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Comments like this is why I love Lemmy.

[-] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

Lol honestly I had to search it to make sure they were actually distinct, especially since the venn diagram between them definitely has a large shared space in regards to regulating tech companies

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[-] pachrist@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Some kid 50 years from now is going to write a paper on the moral dilemma of calling ICE on a scam center.

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 8 points 3 days ago

OP will warn them, and they'll end up charging him with the crime.

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[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 119 points 3 days ago

Forward their info to one of the scam baiters like Jim browning.

[-] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 121 points 3 days ago

This is probably the solution that will actually result in something being done. Give it to multiple in fact. Jim Browning, Scammer Payback, Kit Boga. Increase your chances.

[-] turkalino@sh.itjust.works 41 points 3 days ago

Yeah and I feel like since you control their internet access, you could help the baiters pull off some extra zesty fun

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

Sounds like a great opportunity to intercept traffic to scam sites and steal their credentials from a site they think they control. Not really legal though.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 2 days ago

I think the fact that the company is illegally using their networking equipment might make it legal.

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Don't forget to say “no infringement intended, all rights go to their owners” to fully protect yourself from any charges.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Not many eye for an eye laws unfortunately. What they're doing may be illegal, but retaliation is also probably still illegal under a lot of the same reasons.

Unauthorized computer access laws are a hell of a thing.

[-] Serinus@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

If you do multiple, give it time between each.

[-] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago
[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago

I think the best thing about that movie was the realisation halfway through that Statham was supposed to be doing an accent.

[-] Truscape 56 points 3 days ago

If they're using your guest network, identify their MAC addresses and log all of their activity. Alternatively, you could also restrict their access or place a password on the guest network.

[-] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 41 points 3 days ago

First, I'd disable the guest wifi so that you don't get caught up in anything. Then report them first to the management / super. Then maybe the gov't.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 2 days ago

They would probably want you to leave the access up so they can easily capture the traffic without needing a warrant.

Yeah, but I wouldn't want to be culpable for anything they do on my wifi.

[-] anubis119@lemmy.world 29 points 3 days ago
[-] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 14 points 2 days ago

Take off and nuke the site from orbit.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 days ago

Send them a Bomb

...

Glitter Bomb I mean

[-] sramder@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I think this calls for something stronger; corn syrup, powdered sugar, beef broth, etc.

[-] JargonWagon@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

A fart and glitter bomb

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 2 days ago
[-] hungryphrog 4 points 2 days ago

You want op to give them garum?

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[-] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 days ago

Call in The Beekeeper.

[-] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Fuck with them.. follow them home. Fuck with their families. More importantly than that find out the leader and then the leaders leader and nuke them figuratively. /S 😉

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