Steffen Higel works for an Internet cafe in Dublin and he writes up a great account of how he helped capture one of those Nigerian scam artists using his network:
"... I sat myself down at a computer in another room, started tailing the daemon.log and waited for the telltale entries. I took a quick flick through the tcpdump manpage, just to make sure I didn't screw up. 20 minutes later, it started to happen. ..."
On the advice of the police, he lets the guy send out his spam. Then the cops arrive:
"... He asks them what the problem is and is told to step away from the computer. He doesn't seem too happy about this, but does so. He's asked his name and is told that he might like to come down for a chat in the local station. He says his wallet and ID are in the booth, so he walks in, rips a USB memory stick from the side of his laptop, tries to swallow it and makes a run for it. Detective number 1 grabs and tries to cuff him, detective 2 starts to do the same. A struggle ensues and goes on for a full 10 minutes, basically trying to pin him on the floor and then getting his arms behind so he can be handcuffed. (The scammer) agrees to co-operate on numerous occasions and each time tries to run to the booth to destroy whatever is on that machine. ..."
Via Ken Novak.
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