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>Come on, this guy is a genius

I don't it takes a genius to recognize the fragile parts of a seemingly secure system we live in. I'm sure there are people in every industry that know things that can be easily exploited for profit.



It's fragile because the penalties for mail fraud are so steep. Only an absolute blockhead would attempt it.


That is a poor reason for such a glaring hole. Your argument is okay for how easy it is to steal from a mailbox.

This is about affecting businesses worth billions of dollars. Couldn't the same have happened to a Fortune 500 company?


Of course it is. It's also easy to make money, if you're a total sociopath with no conscience. Fortunately, most people aren't like that.




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