Commercial Website Facilitates Harassment of Persons Forced to Register as Sex Offenders
A commercial website, sendmailfromhell.com/map is offering something deeply troubling. It provides a map interface tied to registrants in Florida and encourages users to target them. For a fee, they will send an anonymous “glitter bomb” to the recipient. This is a platform that is intended to facilitate harassment, intimidation, unwanted communication and potentially violence.
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The arresting officer last year for me we have a working relationship. I can ask to speak with him have his cell number work phone on this matter. Keep police in the loop also maybe get some trace on this. The officer is straight forward person he arrested me telling me yes violated florida law. Paper felony. But this could be a sting needed to get this accomplished
Wouldn’t sending a glitter bomb be considered assault or a misuse of registry information?
I called and spoke to Andrew at FDLE. He told me that there isn’t anything that they can do. I asked him: “if I get sent one of those bombs and something goes wrong and I or one of my family members gets injured, then what”? Who protects us from threats such as this? He didn’t know.
Go figure another LEO copout. Makes you wonder if it isn’t LEO making money off of sites like this.
I think this is a scam. The site uses vague terms like “legal, probably.” WTF do you mean, “probably?” Any legit business would cite some federal laws showing how they DON’T violate the law. What I think the site does: “Mail From Hell” advertises the tasty bait of sending glitter bombs to RSOs. A person with a valid credit card and malice decides to buy a package. They get an email back (maybe) stating their order number, a message about So-and-So about to get a surprise. It tells the buyer that they can’t give them a tracking number, as they’re trying to keep the buyer anonymous. Buyer thinks he/she has pranked/caused eye injury/”got back” at another. The “seller” collects credit card information, sends the emails (set to send the “package shipped” message at a believable time), and otherwise does nothing else. No package is sent, but money is exchanged. The buyer has been duped into sending money for nothing.
I’m very certain that this is illegal…even if a PFR were conning others out of their cash. However, given the site’s Whois info, I doubt they’re even American. A coffee/drink service with no address?!
I think this dude is an Escambia County local. The ICANN and WHOIS searches only offer up so much data, especially is a person is using a service occupied by other sites. He’s definitely using a cut-rate budget webhost.
At any rate, I have a feeling this clown is some teenager or young adult that suffers from constant TikTok brainrot (lying about having kids but may not be, it seems he lives in the sticks), and just saw other prank videos and thinks it is funny, and hopes that he can make some money off a few suckers that watch vigilante videos all day.
I have one comment and a piece of advice for anyone receiving one of these packages.
As to the comment, what type of person would spend good money on sending this type of package out. Its got to cost a few bucks. Seriously, what is so wrong in someone’s life that they would spend money on something so frivolous and destructive.
As a practical matter, it may well be true that the local authorities wont pursue any report that is filed, however, I do believe that the Feds may because of the ramifications of the action. It is against Federal law to send explosive material through the US mail or through interstate commerce. If someone gets this type of package through the postal service, then it should be immediately reported to the US Postal Inspection Service. If it is through a private carrier, and I know this is a big ask given some or our experiences, but I would contact the local FBI office. Neither may care about a PFR getting a package, but they do care about the security and safety of the mail or commerce system. I would also contact the delivery service provider and file a complaint. Lastly, if you are on supervision, make sure you contact your probation officer and let them know. Its important to document it. Lastly get a good attorney and sue the crap out of the sender.
Also, much like unsolicited emails, you ought not sign for, or open any package that you did not order or that you do not expect.
I don’t know if I’ll get flagged by FAC but you have a constitutional right to the 2nd amendment. Given the constitutional climate of the past few decades, the chance is up to you. I like to gamble lol. “If it only saves one kid.” It just might.
They will state that is it “Free speech”. Also, law enforcement as usual will look the other way. There is already a group near where I live that is called “Predator hunters” and have bumper stickers that state “Kill your local predator”. I was sitting right behind one of them looking at their sticker sitting at the red light. It occurred to me to laugh, mostly because they did not know an offender was right behind them.
Although I am not listed as a predator, it doesn’t matter, we are all in this together and they would have no issue hurting anyone on the registry, and possible anyone who tries to intervene or help save one of us. Same in prison, a 10-time murderer is the cool dude, but those of us with a sex crime, had to sleep with one eye open at night, and eyes on the backs of our heads during the day.
If the registry is not punishment, why are so many of us targeted, and law enforcement could care less. It is like the authorities are allowing it by condoning the actions of those who would harm us. Stay safe and be aware of your surroundings at all times. Not saying live in fear but be cautious no matter where you are.
Scaring someone with a glitter bomb when it is not expected is not free speech, but can be construed as threatening if the right atty knows who to word it.
I’d say a glitter bomb can be found as a form of terrorism as well as in the same vein as those porch pirate bombs which are not legal in all states either (though I find the porch pirate bombs funny given you are taking my property from my property).
If you get one, let me know. I have the suspect narrowed down and I’m fairly certain this person doesn’t have a “buddy” that made it not more han the “asking for a friend” folks are literally asking on behalf of someone else.