NBA Gold Theft: The Verdict

Day 699, 06:32 • Published in Australia Australia • by patti11

Hey Australia,

Here is the reply from the admins, and they have now closed the ticket. The ruling is that it was negligence that we have lost the gold, and it will not be returned. I will keep show you the exchange between myself and the admins so you can make a decision on the matter for yourselves and to be as transparent as possible on the matter.(messages have been edited for ease of reading):

Patti11-05/09/09:
The account National Bank of Australia (http://www.erepublik.com/en/organization/228761) has mysteriously lost over 1k gold, presumably through the Monetary Market.
Only 4 citizens have access to the org:
Country President Ranger Bob (http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1343855)
Vice President scotywest (http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1508010)
Finance Ministers Son of Rambo (http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1447355) and
TheBlackAdder (http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1224223)

I was can also confirm that According to an admin, the last person to access the account (on that day) was a citizen by the name of Puzzman (http://www.erepublik.com/en/citizen/profile/1654024). A quick search of the name Puzzman on the forums will show that Puzzman gave his account away 2 weeks prior to the theft.

admin: 10/09/09
Hello,
We have forwarded your message to the person responsible for assisting with this matter.

Regards,
The eRepublik Team


patti11: 14/10/09

Seems like more information is needed as it has been over a month now since the theft of the gold from the National Bank of Australia. The total amount of gold stolen has been figured out, coming in at an estimate😛 1,214.76 Gold.

On the same day of the theft, Son of Rambo (see first message) portrayed strange actions on Australia's official forums, throwing out 100 members from a political group forum. We think that the gold theft may have been part of a destructive spiral to leave the game.

As told to me by xxxxxx(removed admin name), Puzzman accessed the account when the gold was stolen. Puzzman did not have access to the account, and had quit the game and given up his password on the Australian forums 2 weeks before the theft. Again, we presume Son of Rambo picked up the account and used it to access the National Bank of Australia.

Lastly, it is predicted Son of Rambo either has the funds on his personal account, or hidden in this company http://www.erepublik.com/en/company/taa-airlines-200276 . This again can not be confirmed and the money could be hidden else where.

Thanks and I hope we get this sorted out, many Australians are disgruntled about the time taken to get an answer about this case.


admin: 18/10/09

Thank you for your message!

We have finished the investigation and we have decided that we will not intervene in your case.

This decision has been taken as a result of the fact that
the chain of events that lead to the loss of access to the organization was a result of not keeping your password private.

We remind you the following excerpt from the eRepublik Terms of Service:

"To keep your password safe, please do not disclose it to any other person. You are the sole responsible for the activities of all persons who use your password to gain access to your account. To ensure more the safety of your password, you must keep your computer free of viruses and other malicious code including Trojans. To protect your data confidentiality (user name, email, password), you may not share those with or transfer them to any third parties. You must notify us immediately, by sending an e-mail to the address mentioned in the contact section of the present Terms of Use, of any unauthorized use of them or any other breach of security regarding our website that comes to your attention."

Regards,
The eRepublik Team


So there you have it, the gold will not be returned. I have spoken with admin today to further explain their answer:

admin: The name of the one who took the money is confidential because transactions are confidential (through the Monetary Market).

patti11: "To protect your data confidentiality (user name, email, password), you may not share those with or transfer them to any third parties. You must notify us immediately, by sending an e-mail to the address mentioned in the contact section of the present Terms of Use, of any unauthorized use of them or any other breach of security regarding our website that comes to your attention" Is it safe to assume then that whoever accessed it was in the list I gave you and thus not a third party? what do you mean by third party?

admin: Third party = anyone who do you not wish to know the password.

patti11: ok, so in the message i gave you the names of 4 people who had access to the account, does that mean it was one of them who took the money as it was not third party?

admin: The information you are asking is confidential.

This article is in noway criticising the admins decision, but rather explaining to the Australian population the status of the gold. As you can see, I do believe Son of Rambo stole the gold, and believe my evidence is substantial, but I would be the first to admit that I am wrong on the matter if more information surfaces.


Thanks for reading,

patti11
Prime Minister of Australia