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BENT: How a Homeless Teen Became one of the Cybercrime Industry’s Most Prolific Counterfeiters
A CATCH ME IF YOU CAN TALE FOR TODAY
Bent is the story of John J. Boseak phenomenal life of crime. Inked from head to toe, with an addiction to strippers and fast Cadillacs, Boseak was not your typical computer geek. He was, however, one of the most cunning scammers, counterfeiters, identity thieves and escape artists alive—and a major thorn in the side of the U.S. Secret Service as they fought a war on cybercrime. With a savant-like ability to circumvent banking security and stay one step ahead of law enforcement, Boseak made millions of dollars in the international cyber underworld, with the help of the Chinese and the Russians. Then, leaving nothing but a John Doe warrant and a cleaned-out bank account in his wake, he vanished.
Along the way Boseak became a rock star—a counterfeit one, anyway—partying hard with jet-set Eurotrash and C-List celebrities from South Beach to Vegas. Despite the façade of living the life, Boseak was still the scared little boy inside, abandoned by his father, ignored by his mother, choosing to live on the streets of Miami and surviving by his wits. Anything was better than living at home, or being institutionalized as a ward of the state. And if trouble didn’t actually seem to find him, he was an expert at seeking it out.
Boseak’s stranger-than-fiction tale of ingenious scams and impossible escapes, of brazen run-ins with the law and secret desires to straighten out and settle down, makes Bent a true crime con game that will keep you guessing.
Bent is the story of John J. Boseak phenomenal life of crime. Inked from head to toe, with an addiction to strippers and fast Cadillacs, Boseak was not your typical computer geek. He was, however, one of the most cunning scammers, counterfeiters, identity thieves and escape artists alive—and a major thorn in the side of the U.S. Secret Service as they fought a war on cybercrime. With a savant-like ability to circumvent banking security and stay one step ahead of law enforcement, Boseak made millions of dollars in the international cyber underworld, with the help of the Chinese and the Russians. Then, leaving nothing but a John Doe warrant and a cleaned-out bank account in his wake, he vanished.
Along the way Boseak became a rock star—a counterfeit one, anyway—partying hard with jet-set Eurotrash and C-List celebrities from South Beach to Vegas. Despite the façade of living the life, Boseak was still the scared little boy inside, abandoned by his father, ignored by his mother, choosing to live on the streets of Miami and surviving by his wits. Anything was better than living at home, or being institutionalized as a ward of the state. And if trouble didn’t actually seem to find him, he was an expert at seeking it out.
Boseak’s stranger-than-fiction tale of ingenious scams and impossible escapes, of brazen run-ins with the law and secret desires to straighten out and settle down, makes Bent a true crime con game that will keep you guessing.
274 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 20, 2018
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August 25, 2020
John J. Boseak, aka Jay Jay’s memoir is a true masterpiece. With literary help of co-author Matthew Cox, they immediately transport you to reminisce circa late 90s and early 2000s. Narrating the gripping tale of Boseak being raised by the streets of South Florida. Delivering the vibrancy of the colorful city known as Miami amongst the deepest, darkest moments inside the life of a homeless adolescent boy, desperate for the love and admiration of his mother (that would never come to pass). Morphing the evolution of a man within the life of cybercrime, fast cars, and more money some will see in a lifetime. This epic true story will keep you on the edge of your seat, clawing for the next page.
August 8, 2020
Pretty good book but hard to believe
Pretty good book, it's well written and interesting enough to want to finish it but not interesting enough to where you can't put it down. The story seems exaggerated and you can't help but feel like the guy is full of it.
Pretty good book, it's well written and interesting enough to want to finish it but not interesting enough to where you can't put it down. The story seems exaggerated and you can't help but feel like the guy is full of it.
December 13, 2019
Chan Is gay. likes the emo kid
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