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Discussions tagged with 'criminal scheme' on WindowsForum.com cover real-world fraud and cybercrime operations. One thread details the gold bar scam, a sophisticated grift where criminals lose millions in a final operation, and another describes a former student who infected college PCs with malware to steal databases, alter grades, and siphon funds. These posts highlight how criminal schemes exploit both social engineering and technical vulnerabilities, often targeting institutions or individuals for financial gain. Readers can find community insights on how such schemes operate and how to recognize warning signs.
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Windows 7 Man infects college PCs to steal huge database
A former college student has admitted taking part in a criminal scheme that used malware to steal and sell large databases of faculty and alumni, change grades, and siphon funds from other students' accounts. He used thumbdrives with malware he created to compromise the machines. At first, I...- reghakr
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