Inspired by: Fraudulent message I recieved
Any Cyber Cafe that has a public computer connection can identify any patron who uses their IP address for fraudulent purposes. Yahoo or any online company can provide a pay service for monitoring all online activities of their patrons, if at any point one of their patrons is involved with fraud. If they choose not to use the user tracking service, they do not need to access Yahoo services or any other related online services from that offending IP address.
For simplicity, I'm going to wrap the proposal around Yahoo Services because it's such a big online company.
Automating scripts for identifying keywords (phrases) used in fraudulent messages can help deter fraud on Yahoo services; and potentially return a profit. The scenario would be something like:
1) Search Y360 incoming user messages and email Sent messages with a portion of the fraudulent message as the keywords. If a phrase is automatically detected, then
2) the IP address of the originator is identified
3) the message(s) are blocked from the recipient(s) and routed to an online webpage
4) a warning message is sent to the original recipient(s) with a link to the content if they still want to read the fraudulent message
5) multiple occurrences within some short time frame causes the IP address to be blocked until they respond to an automated query about their actions
a) whenever anyone tries to access any Yahoo resource from that IP address, the same message and opportunity for corrective action is sent to the user by redirection to a Yahoo abuse correction page
b) until a responsible person can prove their ID at that IP Address and that they sign a document that they will be responsible for all activity at that IP Address, all activity at that IP address is blocked from accessing ALL Yahoo services
c) the Administrator is given specific instructions (automated) for securing their IP Address from being exploited by some unknown user
If a repeat occurs,
6) Report the abuse to the FBI and provide the written documentation provided by the person at that IP Address.
7) Require the Administrator at that IP address to pay a $50 fee to re-establish Yahoo services at that IP address
8) After receiving payment, provide the Administrator with a Yahoo developed software package that would allow them to identify the specific user who is using that IP address fraudulently (1 year license).
9) The Yahoo software system could be renewed annually (leased) to the Administrator at the offending IP address to allow them to positively monitor each users activities to prevent further occurrences
10) If abuse continues, then the FBI can arrest the Administrator for wilfully supporting fraud.
So long as the Administrator cooperates with the FBI in identifying the specific users who are involved with fraudulent activities, the business at that IP Address may have continued access to Yahoo Services.
The Administrative software package developed would be licensed to other web services like MSN, Google, and even government entities. The Cyber Cafe Administrator could choose to either pay Yahoo $50 annually for software support just for Yahoo services, or pay $75 annually to cover all websites covered by the software (MSN, Google, .gov...).
In this way fraud is controlled by limiting access and by providing the FBI with information needed to find the specific people involved. This also provides a method of paying for the overhead that spam costs Yahoo, as spam is a loosely related expense and a similar approach can be taken, or included, in the software package.
Eventually, the Yahoo user activity software package could be sold or licensed to a company like MicroSoft to include in their "Windows Live OneCare" security suite.
The software system would simply use a USB computer camera to positively identify each user who signs up for a computer account at the Cyber Cafe, in addition to entering their government ID information. An optional thumbprint reader could also be employed; thus automatically providing the FBI with the whereabouts of criminals they are seeking.
