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On 24/12/21 5:03 am, Curt wrote:
>
> It wasn't really that "rhetorical" a van because it was precisely the
> very concrete "mobile FBI van" described on the Wikipedia page the OP
> referenced.
>
> As for the accurate representation of reality, I'm afraid we can only
> hope, however vainly, that people are capable of determining for
> themselves who might or might not be an expert in the field.
>
>> https://theintercept.com/document/2015/12/17/government-cellphone-surveillance-catalogue/
>>
>
The tools listed in the intercept article don't allow interception of 
actual voice calls. They are intended to perform traffic analysis and 
test functions.

Any competent authority would simply get a warrant (or not) and 
intercept calls at the exchanges. It's very easy and happens all the 
time. In conflict countries like Syria and Ukraine you can be certain 
that 100% of call metadata are recorded and a significant fraction, if 
not 100%, of voice data recorded for future use. It's not a lot of data 
on the scale of things.

Getting back to the OP, on the scale of likelihood:

- zero probability a bad guy was sitting across the street to intercept 
his phone

- zero probability a carrier exchange was compromised by a non-state actor

- moderate probability the financial institution PBX was compromised

- good probability the OP computer *could* have been compromised - it's 
relatively easy but may not have happened

My working theory is the financial institution PBX was compromised and a 
small percentage of inbound calls intercepted. It was the OP's bad luck 
to be one of those.

-- 
Jeremy

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Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 20:00 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-22 15:20 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-22 19:50 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-22 20:00 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-22 20:30 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-22 20:10 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-22 20:20 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-23 14:10 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-23 15:10 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-12-23 21:40 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-23 22:10 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-23 22:30 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-24 00:50 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-24 16:00 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-24 16:20 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-24 16:30 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-24 16:40 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-12-22 21:50 +0100

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