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No. 62
To be a successful Social Engineer there are a few things you'll want to learn with some proficiency. The first thing is what no one seems to want to talk about, and that's research. You'll find that you spend the majority of your time doing research and a tiny bit interacting.
Before I go into that, I should explain a thing or two first. When it comes impersonating anyone in the US you only need 3 pieces of information. These are IRL Power Word, DOB, and SSN. You don't even need a complete SSN, just the last four. No fucking shit.
For brevity's sake I won't do a full whitepaper, but I do want to touch base on why these are so important. If you have any information at all on your victim you can get at least part of any of the above listed bits of info. These will allow you to create what are called 'breeder' documents- fake (or stolen) d0x that allow you to collect the real thing.
Most of this info you can find going to a public records service online. County Clerk of Court will give you marriage records, titles and deeds. These will give you DOB, full name and in the case that you get lucky and they store digital copies of court documents even a partial SSN. (Sometimes full!)
The County Assessor (appraiser) will not only list Names and addresses, but the tax value of the home (Equity = estimate of what you can fleece them for!) and even blueprints of the home (B&E tiem!).
Never pay for this information. Ever. One, these companies keep records of that shit, and secondly they get it from the same place you're going to get it anyways. These 'record search' companies are useful if you want to have a quick, free reference to people matching some of the data you're researching, but they are often inaccurate or have dated information.
If you absolutely must go inside a .gov building to purchase records, find a meat proxy such as a bum. Never do this yourself. This info will allow you to get more d0x, and in the SE/psyop, carding, and fraud communities reliable d0x are like gold.
Oh, I almost forgot. This one is important too! The Department of Commerce or Dept. of Corporations lists registered agents, fictitious names, etc of your victim if he/she owns a business. These tend to have phone numbers and other tasty morsels that will save you a trip to their mailbox or a magical lockbumping adventure.
I'll post some more shit later.
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