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[EMAIL] FACAB code (unsolved)
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JebJoya
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 		[EMAIL] FACAB code (unsolved)
I have just received at 1:48am the following message:

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From: F. A. C. A. B. <contact@facab.org>
To: **MY EMAIL ADDRESS**
Date: May 6, 2005 1:48 AM

HNVIVRBEDLOVLXYVEMBEHLVNBOHLVIBKLZJBWDOJBLZOHEFHPVOIFDZVSSVSBJMVHIGVIRBOVERBEEDRBEMBOPVOIMBOEMBGBWBLE


Erm, yeah, so get your teeth into that then...

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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:39 am
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ItWasntMeISwear
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 		Well...
You can count the following words out of it...

FACAB
EMILYJACOBS (Have not tried EJacobs. However, I do not feel that she would announce herself so unformally if this message is from her)
MISSING (as in "James is not missing") Very Happy Darn!
WWW (no three letter combintions)

They do not appear anywhere in the message. What I mean by that is that there are no letters in the encoded message that spell these words and make the other letters around them, or near them, make any sense.

However, I did find a few things within the message. (someone already pointed out the "HELP" found within the code). Looking at combinations of letters, I found VOI and MB to be used more then once. I tried "THE" for "VOI" and it led me nowhere. Maybe someone else can use this with what they are doing?

Just a side note: I was using letter replacement. Someone was mentioning a Caeser code, but all I could find on it was you take a letter and add so many letters foward to come to the next letter. Sounded too much like ROTing, so I tried that and got nothing as well. I found only one spot in the message where the name "ALESHA" could be used, but I'm still working on that one.
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wintermute_au
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 		just posted at IU by Kender:

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I MANAGE TO CRACK PATHETIC AMERICAN EXCUSE FOR SECURITY I WARN YOU ALL ALESHA IN DANGER AT GETTO GET HER WARN HER THE DEFECT


not really sure how to interpret the last few words tho... haven't emailed alesha myself, i'll let someone do so later in the day if we can get an idea of what to tell her

Either she shouldn't go to kevin's friday nite, or... "ghetto"?

also wondering if its speech transcribed:

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"alesha in danger at -- get to - get her - warn her"
edit: was reminded in irc that "the defect" is a character


will leave it to speccing b4 we make contact

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:02 am
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DiscoJason
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 		It isn't getto (or ghetto). It is warning her not to go to get-together, which means the party tonight.

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:23 am
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wintermute_au
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 		Cheers DiscoJason... I've just sent an email to Alesha, figured on full disclosure, I told her we received the code, from someone calling himself "the defect", and that she shouldn't go to the dinner party tonight...

My thinking is its urgent enough that we cant waste time on code with alesha...

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:27 am
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wintermute_au
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 		interaction with alesha
OK, so this is what I sent to alesha:

Quote:
Alesha

I don't know if you've heard of someone with FACAB access who calls himself "The Defect", but he has recently been in touch with us to warn us that you are in danger. I'd strongly suggest you don't go to Kevin's dinner party tonight!

We received the following in code:
HNVIVRBEDLOVLXYVEMBEHLVNBOHLVIBK
LZJBWDOJBLZOHEFHPVOIFDZVSSVSBJMV
HIGVIRBOVERBEEDRBEMBOPVOIMBOEMBGBWBLE

which we decoded to say:
I MANAGE TO CRACK PATHETIC AMERICAN EXCUSE FOR SECURITY
I WARN YOU ALL ALESHA IN DANGER AT GET TOGETHER WARN HER
THE DEFECT

Please be on the alert, we wouldn't want anything to happen to you; FACAB are very on edge at the moment.

Mikhael


She replied:

Quote:
Mikeael,(sic!)
Are you sure? Who is TheDefect?!? I don't know who that is, however I will let Kevin know, perhaps he can get some security assigned to the party.
Alesha.


Wasn't sure how best to respond -slash- who we actually trust, so sent this:

Quote:
Alesha

Others may have more information than me on the identity of TheDefect... I only know he appears to be opposed to FACAB's actions, particularly in relation to James. And as they say, my enemy's enemy is my friend

I'd be very cautious about going tonight, but if you're insistent, I'd suggest
Kevin handles security independent of FACAB - the Bureau seems to be losing control of its Agents

Mikhael


whatever she does, something will happen at tonights dinner...

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 11:36 am
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wintermute_au
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 		another response:

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Mikhael,

In relation to James? How would he know what happened to my poor James? As I just told Jason I think I'll go but I'll be careful, I'll let Kevin know and he will get some security independent of FACAB. Thank you for your concern, I think everything will be okay. You must understand how long it has been since I've went out anywhere, I am looking forward to this. I also realized I spelled your name wrong in the last e-mail, I apologize.

Alesha.


plus she bolded Mikhael wrote...

the bold and mention of spelling error got me paranoid, but there r no hidden msgs (unless just her reminding me that i can use those as valid codes... Wink)

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2005 12:19 pm
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