serious hacking request. How to track an online psycho-stalker-impersonator?

1 points by juwo 18y ago ↗ HN

Important: please do not post comments on my blog as we want to track this person.

Instead please send me email as listed on my YC profile.

For some time now, someone who has been impersonating a real person has been writing hate-filled comments on my blog. He has now started making wild and false allegations of adultery and 'financial misdealings'. My wife and I think he could be dangerous.

1. Previously they were anonymous but since then, I placed the restriction that Anonymous comments are not allowed. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3787333977682664075&postID=6036258607431298636

Then he got himself a blogger profile using an OpenId from Microsoft Live.com This person's email address on their profile is

bk_wordtech@live.com

In his blog profile, he listed himself as Bruce Karlson. President, Word-Tech and location as Mission, KS.

That has since been erased. Now I see his profile has been made private.

A Google search turned up Bruce Karlson, president of Word-Tech, Mission Hills, KS. http://www.wordtech.com/default.html Phone: (913)722-3334

When I called him, he was genuinely shocked and said someone may have been impersonating him. He said he has owned his business 30 years and does not know who could be behind this. From speaking with him on the phone, he is not computer knowledgeable.

2. This has continued now regularly. see the comments on each article: http://juwo.blogspot.com/2008/02/plea-to-my-church-elders-for-financial.html http://juwo.blogspot.com/2008/03/if-einstein-does-not-impress-god-what.html

Most recently, last night: http://juwo.blogspot.com/2008/03/jesus-and-demoniac.html

If he was a genuine person, then he should identify himself and come forward with any grievance he has. Instead he is impersonating someone and is on a tirade. My wife and I have no clue who he could be. Now a 'new' person with Google id Apollyon (a literary name for Satan. cf. Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress) has joined in. A few minutes ago, I find he has deleted the Bruce Karlson profile.

3. Can he be tracked from his live id? I complained to Google last week for impersonation but nothing has happened. I am going to complain to the police.

Any help appreciated. Again, please do not post comments on my blog as we want to track this person. thanks, Anil

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martianpenguin 18y ago ↗

It's probably someone you know if they are stalking you like that. I'm not sure I understand why you want to track this person though. Why can't you just moderate your comments and delete anything that this person posts? You'll have a hard time tracking someone like that down.

If you get any threats, then I do suggest showing it to the police. You may be able to get microsoft or google involved to cancel the account, but the services are free and they would probably just sign up again. Also, because of the privacy policies in place, they may not be willing to help you at all.

juwo 18y ago ↗

Why is my thread marked dead?

probably way off topic or spammy for this site.

I think it's on topic and not spam. I filed a internet crime complaint at http://ic3.gov.

I think it's off topic and spammy because of the title. You essentially ask people to do hacking for you. That's not what this site is about. If you had worded the title differently, it probably wouldn't have been deleted.

You could try reposting. I would suggest a title of "Ask YC: What should I do about a stalker on my blog?"

It would be much more in line with this site.

ok, shall do!

I can shut off all comments but would that make him desperate?