That's not the right URL. On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 11:31:19PM -0700, Al Qaeda wrote:
from Moscow Times 4 Jul 01 via http://www.planetpdf.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=1532
Moscow police have arrested a contract killer who advertised his services via the Internet in the first such detention in Russia, Itar-Tass reported Tuesday.
The Moscow police department for fighting high-technology crimes spotted the advertisement in May, department chief Dmitry Chepchugov was quoted as saying. Moscow agents disguised as potential clients corresponded with the alleged hit man, and when they established that he resided in Samara, about 900 kilometers southeast of Moscow, they alerted local police. The man, whose name was not disclosed, was handcuffed after undercover agents paid him several thousands of dollars and heard him stating the date of the assassination they pretended to be asking for, Chepchugov said. He added that the Internet was becoming increasingly popular with Russian criminals for financial frauds. He said law enforcement agencies of Russia and the United States were jointly investigating a case in which Russians allegedly hacked U.S. credit card information. The hacker group stole some $400 million from U.S. credit card holders just over the past few months, the officer said. Russian hackers have been involved in several high-profile computer- related crimes worldwide. Hitman Busted After Advertising on Internet