Originally posted by stflook
Does anybody know of an organization called "Net-Force"? I just got an ICQ message from somebody claiming he was the founder of that organization, and he wanted me to become an "agent" to fight cyber-crime. He was kinda pushy about it, and he was trying really hard to sound official and professional. He gave me a link to his site. It was a Geocities site, and he used their page builder to design it.

So, what I'm trying to figure out, is whether this is real (i REALLY doubt it), or if I'm being pursued by a nerd, or even worse, a real sicko.
Ask how long ago he founded it, and how many members he has... Any date after 9/11 (Interesting coincidence, given that 911 is an emergency number here in the states...), then don't bother. Before 9/11, give some consideration. More than a year, possibly. But, totally aside from that... do you want to be in it even if it is... how to say... established?

I would have to agree, it sounds pretty dubious. But I would add as a rule of thumb, if he 'founded' it after Sept 11, it's not worth it, because it will tend to attract the wrong people.