RE: the daily telegraph 11/01/00 page 19

["Chris Parnell" <chris@infinisource.com>]

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This is Aus.loco not Aus.rail

This was reported again in December on Aus.rail before the media got a hold
of it, and the author had the integrity not to pass on the rubbish to the
list again. Defraud of revenue means less resources for traffic and motive
power.

CP

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew [mailto:atailby@mpx.com.au]
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 4:29 PM
To: anita; Dan; Aus loco discussion mailing list
Subject: the daily telegraph 11/01/00 page 19


Aus loco discussion mailing list

this came out of yesterdays daily telegraph
ticket scam charges
An e mailer using the name "jeff kennett"has been identified as the person
responsible for the latest problems plaguing melbournes automatic rail
ticketing machines.
Melbourne transport police have charged dozens of people over the scam.
In november, subscribers to the rail enthusiasts' internet mail list
Aus.rail were invited to play the "Metcard Pokies".
a  message from an anonymous email address told subscribers were told how to
treat metrail's ticket machines like poker machines.
The message said if money was repeatedly inserted into the machines and then
cancelled, more than the original amount was sometimes returned.
The message also told how to make the machines malfunction.

Now who says that newsgroups like ours make national newspapers every day.
andrew


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