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== World's 419 Flash Mob! The World is laughing at 419!==
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== Worldwide Flash Mob! The World is laughing at Fraudulent Sites!==
  
''The 419 Flash Mob is a world wide online event against 419 fraud - it's 48 hours fun - it's fake banker's nightmare:''
 
For two days, people from around the world raise awareness of advance fee fraud by making a mass visit to fraudulent Web sites.  Either these sites reach their bandwidth limit, or the admins notice the traffic and close the offending web sites.
 
  
Since December 2003 fourteen Flash Mobs have run. We succeded in shutting down over 130 fake banks!  Read more about [[Flash Mob History]]. Some web hosting companies don't care about individual complaints about fake web sites -- so we send them many complaints on one day.  It's hard to claim you're unaware of illegal activity on your servers if you've gotten hundreds of abuse complaints!
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''This article is left here for historic reasons. As of September 14th 2007 the Artists Against 419 stopped using Flash Mobs. See our [[New Bandwidth Policy]] page.''
  
The criminals [[Fake banks and Web sites in the news|have made millions]] with [http://db.aa419.org/fakebankslist.php these fraud sites] in the past.  We want them kicked off the internet before they're able to convince new victims that they're a legitimate bank.  We want to help hosters realize they can be proactive about the content they allow on their servers, and not hide behind court order
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''The 419 Flash Mob is a worldwide online event against fraudulent websites - it's 48 hours of fun - it's a faker maker's nightmare:''
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For two days, people from around the world raise awareness of fraud by focusing on a select group of fraudulent websites. 
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Since December 2003 fifteen Flash Mobs have run. Read more about [[Flash Mob History]].  Some web hosting companies and registrars don't respond to individual complaints about fake websites -- so we send them many complaints on one day.  It's hard to claim you're unaware of illegal activity on your servers if you've gotten hundreds of abuse complaints!
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The criminals have made millions with [http://db.aa419.org/fakebankslist.php these fraud sites] in the past.  We want them kicked off the internet before they're able to convince new victims that they're a legitimate.  We want to make hosters and registrars aware of these websites and encourage them to be proactive about the content on their servers.
  
 
'''It's time that we made our voices heard!'''<br>
 
'''It's time that we made our voices heard!'''<br>
To be notified of future events: Sign up for our [http://www.aa419.org/subscription/subscribe.php newsletter]!
 
 
While you're waiting for the next flash mob to start, we recommend our best bandwidth tools ever: [http://www.aa419.org/vampire/ladvampire.php The Lad Vampire] and [http://muguito.aa419.org Muguito] - attacking fake banks 24 hours / 7 days a week!
 
  
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While you're waiting for the next flash mob to start, we recommend joining our day to day fraudulent website killing group.
*[[Bandwidth tools FAQ]]
 

Latest revision as of 10:28, 21 September 2016

Worldwide Flash Mob! The World is laughing at Fraudulent Sites!

This article is left here for historic reasons. As of September 14th 2007 the Artists Against 419 stopped using Flash Mobs. See our New Bandwidth Policy page.


The 419 Flash Mob is a worldwide online event against fraudulent websites - it's 48 hours of fun - it's a faker maker's nightmare: For two days, people from around the world raise awareness of fraud by focusing on a select group of fraudulent websites.

Since December 2003 fifteen Flash Mobs have run. Read more about Flash Mob History. Some web hosting companies and registrars don't respond to individual complaints about fake websites -- so we send them many complaints on one day. It's hard to claim you're unaware of illegal activity on your servers if you've gotten hundreds of abuse complaints!

The criminals have made millions with these fraud sites in the past. We want them kicked off the internet before they're able to convince new victims that they're a legitimate. We want to make hosters and registrars aware of these websites and encourage them to be proactive about the content on their servers.

It's time that we made our voices heard!

While you're waiting for the next flash mob to start, we recommend joining our day to day fraudulent website killing group.