Now that is a lot of scamming!

[viking]

RUSSIAN HACKERS STEAL 50 MLN EURO FROM FOREIGNERS' ACCOUNTS IN 2006 - OFFICIAL

MOSCOW. Dec 12 (Interfax) - Up to 50 million euro have been stolen from foreign citizens' bank accounts in Russian hacker attacks since the beginning of the year, Vladimir Basov, deputy director of the Interpol Russian bureau's department for the fight against international crime, told an news conference at Interfax on Tuesday.

"I am speaking about a limited number of people we have managed to identify. The amounts of money actually coming to Russia are in fact much larger," he said.

A set of measures should be taken to counter such crimes, Basov said. For instance, he proposed revoking the banking licenses of organizations which handle such money.

Another 15 million euro has been received via crimes related to marital fraud, he said.

Basov called for a broadening of international cooperation in combating economic crime and corruption.

[catzenmouse]

Boy am I in the wrong business! Wonder if its too late now to go to International Hacker School?

[viking]

Never too late Ken. Send me a million euro and I will tell you where to go. . How about hacking into the hackers accounts?

[Bruno]

Boy am I in the wrong business! Wonder if its too late now to go to International Hacker School?

Being a Hacker and become rich  impossible !!!

In popular usage and in the media, it most often refers to computer intruders or criminals, with associated pejorative connotations. In the computing community, the primary meaning is a complimentary description for a particularly brilliant programmer or technical expert.

These performing criminal activities are not hacker... they are called "black hat" or "cracker" ...

One of the rules of the hacker ethics is :
- the belief that system cracking for fun and exploration is ethically acceptable as long as the hacker commits no theft, vandalism, or breach of confidentiality.

About school, you have a lot :
http://www.hackerhighschool.org/
http://www.mile2.com/certified_ethical_hacker_training_v3.html
...

A article over hacking school :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1686450.stm

Among them are businessmen, a grandmother - even a policeman. Those willing to speak say they've come to learn how to protect themselves...

If a grandmother can, catzenmouse can... so, it is not too late 

[viking]

This paranoia over scammers will kill dating industry sooner or later.
But OK, it's funny article about scam patterns written by one american guy

Q. I contacted a woman on a dating site. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. Why would a real woman post an ad on a dating site? She
posted an ad to ask you for money later.
Q. A woman contacted me on a dating site. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. Why would a woman contact you on a dating site? She did it to
ask you for money later.
Q. I started corresponding with this woman and she replies. Is she a
scammer?
A. Yes. She is replying to you because she wants to ask you for money
later. Why would a real woman reply to you?
Q. This woman stopped writing to me. Is she a scammer?
A. Definitely. She was afraid that you would find her out.
Q. This woman sends me her photos. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. All scammers send photos with every e-mail.
Q. This woman sent me a couple of photos and then stopped sending
them. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She stole these photos from somewhere and ran out of them.
Q. She tells me that she has a family: father, mother and a brother.
is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She tells you about her family to ask you for money because
someone is ill.
Q. The woman tells me that she has no family. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She will ask you for money later because she will be in
trouble and have no one to help her.
Q. The woman tells me that she has no phone. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She will ask you for money to install a phone.
Q. The woman tells me that she has a phone. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She wants to play you up and show you that she is "real",
then she will ask you for money.
Q. The woman told me that she did not know any English. Is she a
scammer?
A. Yes, later on she will ask you for money to pay for English
lessons.
Q. The woman told me that she knows English. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She learned English while scamming others.
Q. The woman told me that she would like to meet me in person. Is she
a scammer?
A. Yes. She will ask you to send her money for visa and tickets.
Q. The woman told me that she wanted to meet me in person and asked
me to visit her. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. When you visit, she will ask you for money.
Q. I visited this woman and we went to a restaurant. Is she a
scammer.
A. Yes. She took you to a restaurant to scam you for money.
Q. I went home and we still keep contact. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes, she talks to you because she wants to ask you for money
later.
Q. I proposed and she accepted. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. Scammers usually accept when you propose. Why would a normal
woman accept you?
Q. We are doing our paperwork and I paid for it. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. You were scammed for the paperwork fee. A real woman would
have paid hers and your own.
Q. She got her visa and is coming to the country. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She scammed you for the visa.
Q. We got married. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. Why would a real woman marry you? She did it to ask you for
money later.
Q. She got her residency. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She did it to ask you for money later.
Q. She got her ten years card. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes. She did it to ask you for money later.
Q. She got her citizenship. Is she a scammer?
A. Yes, now she will be asking you for money.
Q. She found out that I was posting here, read my posts and left. Is
she a scammer?
A. Yes. You were scammed for citizenship!
Q. I am trying to find someone again. I posted my ad on a dating site
and a woman contacted me. Is she a scammer? ...

Stolen from someplace.