12/8/03

Hello, this is SerialCrusader!

I found some stolen/abused serials from your products. These particular serials are found on Serial Box, and prevent you from selling your software. You can find these serials (for additional proof) at http://www.macserialjunkie.com/index.php , and download the program. This is not fair to you, so please disable the codes! Here are the stolen codes:

[Stolen Codes Here]


Hope that this helps you take a bite out of piracy, and I'm always willing to help. You can see a little more about me on http://www.rgob.com/members/mattf/ , to see that I'm not some creep lying 'round on the net. I love AudioHijack, and using it with LineIn, I was able to produce several CD's of piano recordings for a choir to practice with. Have a great day, and feel free to contact me if you need any assistance. 


SerialCrusader (mattf)



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Response

Matt,
 Thanks for the heads-up. As you might guess, from the fact that there are so very many serials here, we're constantly on the look out for these numbers, and we're constantly canceling them, forcing pirates to find new codes. Also, none of the codes seen below are currently up to date, which is a good thing. Thanks for your help.

-Paul

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1/3/03 - Matt Fuller Reborn

Rogue Amoeba,
My name is Matt Fuller from the DifferentDistrict.com news team. I will 
be writing a story shortly on product vendors and their plans and 
preparations for the upcoming Mac World San Francisco Expo. If you 
could please answer the following questions at your earliest possible 
convenience, it would be greatly appreciated.

1. How busy have you been preparing for the Mac World Expo?

2. What are your expectations at Mac World?

3. Do you have a large sized announcement for Mac WorldÑe.g. a new 
product or major update?

4. What name (personal and corporate) would you like to be used in the 
article?

5. What would you like your title to appear as?

Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Matt Fuller


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No problem there

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2/2/04 - LSNRT Request

Action:
ID: Serial Number Recovery
Date: 1075775021
IP: 68.34.175.175
Name: Matt Fuller
Email: mattf@differentdistrict.com
Excuse: I have a new e-mail address.  Please send me the Audio Hijack Pro file to  liquid_paper@comcast.net
Product: Audio Hijack Pro
End Action.

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No match found. Ok, fine. Except for this - Liquid_paper@comcast is an address which REPEATEDLY tried to use a Pablo@nop code to gain a new code. See below (all from liquid-Paper):

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12/21
If I host nicecast on my high-speed connection, will you give me a 
serial for doing so?

I'm willing to host the file.


Best Regards,
Terry

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12/21
Terry,
 Sorry, at this time, we are not in need of a mirror.

-Paul

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12/25
Action:
ID: Serial Number Recovery
Date: 1072372578
IP: 68.34.175.175
Name: Pablo
Email: pablo@nop-industries.org
Excuse: My above e-mail is no longer valid.  Please use liquid_paper@comcast.net
Product: Audio Hijack Pro
End Action.

(I then sent him the bad/invalid code, to screw with him)

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12/25
The code doesn't appear to be working on Audio Hijack Pro 1.2.6.

Could you send me a valid Audio Hijack Pro 1.2.6 serial please?
Thanks alot!

Happy holidays!

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My Response - 12/25

Mmm, yes, I see the problem. Yeah, that code isn't valid with Audio Hijack Pro 1.2.6, because it was a pirated code. Oh, and look, it doesn't appear to have EVER been purchased. And look at that, it's you again Terry. Don't you at least take Christmas off? It's $30. BUY THE SOFTWARE.

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February

Now bring it back around - A month later, Matt Fuller is trying to use LSNRT a few different times (when he's never purchased or been emailed a code, nor been promised one), and eventually uses that same liquid_paper address.

Action:
ID: Serial Number Recovery
Date: 1076970249
IP: 68.83.167.175
Name: Terry M
Email: liquid_paper@comcast.net
Excuse: My old serial fails to work.
Product: Audio Hijack
End Action.

When told no match:

My name is Matt Fuller

I need the serial for Nicecast.

Does this help?
I'm using my neighbor's computer to e-mail you.
Thanks!

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My Response

As the LSNRT response said, we have no record of a purchase by Matt Fuller. Further, this address has been use repeatedly in an attempt to get a new code for a pirated code which was blocked. This behavior is unacceptable, and further messages will be ignored.

Good day,
-Paul

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2/20
Matt fuller.

I am reviewing for different district and you sent me a file to unlock 
nicecast.

I never got the correct file for nicecast.

thanks!

Matt Fuller
differentdistrict.com


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We never sent them anything, as at that point, they hadn't requested it.

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2/21
Hi, Rogue Amoeba!

I'm a registered user of Nicecast and when I attempt to start a 
broadcast, I get an error mesage stating:

Hijacking Failed
We could not hijack process (pid: 1234).  Contact 
nicecast@rogueamoeba.com.  
(../Spectrum/AudioHijackKit/Source/AHHijackedSource.m:354


I'll be expecting a reply from you today on how to fix this problem.
Thanks!


Bob S.

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2/26
Subject: Spank Paul

Body: Spank

Message #2

Subject Spank Paul

Body: Spank Paul again!