Chinese earthquake hack scammer jailed

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Peter Timon

2 years #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 13:59 GMT

Only 2 years?

I'm really surprised he didn't get a bullet in the back of the neck.

Carl Carter

Round of applause #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 13:59 GMT

...for correct use of the term cracker rather than the oft abused term 'hacker'

Anonymous Coward

Good News #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 13:59 GMT

People that would prey on others that already are suffering from a tragedy are lower than the bacteria that infest parasites.

Gordon Pryra

@Peter Timon #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 14:41 GMT

They didnt catch him while he was on the underground....

Anonymous Coward

Maoism out Mammon in #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 14:41 GMT

Its too bad they replaced Maoism with Mammon in China.

They'll put this guy to work trying to crack the Pentagon/Dept of Homeland Security/ power grid systems in a couple years.....

Steve Sherlock

Silly Sentence #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 14:43 GMT

A whopping 15 minutes of jail time to compensate for each of the dead. This bloke is the lowest of the low - stealing from those who have literally nothing. Throw the bloody key away.

Then again, 2 years in the slammer might well be enough for him to be dealt with appropriately by fellow inmates...

Anonymous Coward

well.. #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 14:59 GMT

>A whopping 15 minutes of jail time to compensate for each of the dead

He's undoubtedly a despicable scumbag, but I don't think there's any suggestion that he was responsible for the earthquake itself.

Edward Rose

@Good News #

Posted Monday 14th July 2008 15:17 GMT

Now, now. You are suggesting that these parasites are nearly as low as 'it comes' - they just do it for survival.

Lower than the average politician, perhaps?

Really good to see he was caught, and although he counts very lowly in moral standards the law doesn't consider morals. He commited fraud, that is the crime - regardless of who he tried to defraud.

I'm pretty sure violent thugs typically receive less, which (wait for the flames) is IMHO a much more sick crime. I appreciate people will disagree, but I stand by my beliefs.

Anonymous Coward