Over the years I have watched, listen and committed some of the most notable computer crimes in history. It is funny to me because some of the so called victims of these crimes are also the perpetrators. In 1990 a computer programmer was paid $10,000 to write virus for an up and coming computer software company. After writing the virus and giving the source code to the software company, the virus was released. The software company sent out a press release telling the world that the world's most dangerous computer virus in history has been released and that every computer user needed to protect their computer. Two days later the same computer software company released an antivirus program that could kill this virus, for a small price. This catapulted the small computer software company into the giant anti-virus software maker that it is today. We read about stories like this everyday. Are they real or are they staged? As an ex-hacker and computer fraud expert I like to keep up on the new dangers in this new era of Cyber Terrorism. As I read some of these stories I find it fascinating that the billion dollar computer Software Company's can't stop Spam. Is it because they make more money selling anti-spam software? Do you remember when you purchased anti-virus software there were no subscriptions? Now you may pay as much as $50 a year for a subscription in addition to the $100 you spent on the software. In front of a famous eatery in Los Angeles a man is selling the newest copy of Star Wars. It was funny to me because the movie was not due out for almost a week. I asked him, "aren't you afraid of selling these movies in the open like this"? He said to me, "I use to sell big time dope(drugs), this ain't nothing to me. I make a good profit and if I do get in trouble, I get less time. Believe it or not, the cops are my biggest customers" From drug dealer to Hi-Tech Hustler. Only in America. I receive about 30 new stories a day from around the world. Being a teacher of Computer Espionage for corporations and colleges, I started building an encyclopedia of the most fascinating hi-tech crime stories from around the world. The stories in this book are real. The crimes are real. I hope that these stories can help you from becoming a victim of a Hi-Tech Hustler. Categories: . Computer Crimes . Computer Espionage . Computer Forensics . Computer Fraud . Computer Theft . Computer Hacking . Identity Theft . Spam . Spyware . Viruses and Worms . Hi-Tech Piracy . Cyber Terrorism . Cyber Extortion