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A fictional case of computer fraud in the early 1980s.Systems programmer Lester wants more variety in his job. To raise his profile, he plans a simulated fraud, and finds to his amazement how easy it is to collect a few million dollars. So why give the money back? However, disposing of the loot turns out not to be so simple, and Lester has no idea how deep he is in diabolical trouble.In the heyday of large mainframes, security was pioneering at best; software technologists often worked almost uncontrolled, and were barely controllable because of their specialist knowledge.The plot weaves in a dozen ?horror stories? from insiders about management assumptions and shoddy practices in computer centres of the time. Large frauds (and there have been quite a few) were usually hidden from the public because of corporate embarrassment. Even so, dont try this at home! Over the decades since, better controls have been developed to manage these new careers.