The FBI Needs You to Solve this Code
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Well the letter combinations could actually point towards single characters. It could be a 6 letter word. Or a 6 digit number.cobra_ky said:
Placing a value of some kind on each letter to come to a final number.
Same with previous pieces, the letter combinations could be in chunks that shorten to a certain letter depending on which ones are in what order.
But then again, the mona lisa COULD be a code...it's not...but that's the power of the word could I suppose.
I broke this and have a fairly complete translation, it is not code which is why they cannot break it.
The guy used his own abbreviations and works in an industry that most do not know, I think the Feds might be disappointed though as its work related.
Good luck with it, took me 8 hours.
K
The guy used his own abbreviations and works in an industry that most do not know, I think the Feds might be disappointed though as its work related.
Good luck with it, took me 8 hours.
K
That would be awesome.Necromancer Jim said:
Personally if I get diagnosed with a terminal illness, I'm going to kill myself, and leave a note in my pocket that is a string of letters from a random number generator, just to fuck with everyone. I have to ask, who would code these messages anyway? It could actually be trolling, there seems to be no reason for it.
The guy moved really fast and wrote notes for jobs with non standard abbreviations, then he added serial numbers, and various numbers with no punctuation.
They should have known it was not code, there are a ton of redundancies in the letters and he used the same abbreviations for different applications, if it were code he would have had to utilize other letters and this guy was not that smart really.
Its a real nightmare, and he must have done good work where he was or he would have taken a lot of heat from supervisors for his writing. Its a *****.
Best,
K
They should have known it was not code, there are a ton of redundancies in the letters and he used the same abbreviations for different applications, if it were code he would have had to utilize other letters and this guy was not that smart really.
Its a real nightmare, and he must have done good work where he was or he would have taken a lot of heat from supervisors for his writing. Its a *****.
Best,
K
The guy moved really fast and wrote notes for jobs with non standard abbreviations, then he added serial numbers, and various numbers with no punctuation.
They should have known it was not code, there are a ton of redundancies in the letters and he used the same abbreviations for different applications, if it were code he would have had to utilize other letters and this guy was not that smart really.
Its a real nightmare, and he must have done good work where he was or he would have taken a lot of heat from supervisors for his writing. Its a *****.
Best,
K
They should have known it was not code, there are a ton of redundancies in the letters and he used the same abbreviations for different applications, if it were code he would have had to utilize other letters and this guy was not that smart really.
Its a real nightmare, and he must have done good work where he was or he would have taken a lot of heat from supervisors for his writing. Its a *****.
Best,
K
I haven't read all the comments, so I don't know if anyone's responded to you in regards to this along the lines I'm going to. If so, sorry to rehash things.ranyilliams said:
Anyways, There's a mathmatical bit that gives you an idea on whether something's a language or just random bullshit. If the FBI believes it's an actual code, it's probably an actual code. If you've never read up on the Voynich Manuscript (a text written in a language that's never been seen before or since, and has never been cracked), I definitely suggest it. It's a pretty interesting thing in a similar vein to this story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voynich_manuscript
No B.S, all they had to do was walk those pieces of paper into his employer and they would have known this guy for sure. He must have given them a real headache.danpascooch said:
Let them have this first as I do not know what they want me to do with it and its possible others broke through it as well. I am really not sure to be honest as I know the industry and struggled, the use of various numbers put me onto it early, but its very hard to read.
This guy used an individual language, he was writing for himself only and that's why these notes were in his pocket. If you using a language you could come off as code without math. But he was just in his thing I guess.Koeryn said:
Exactly what I was thinking.WorldCritic said:
FYI one the zodiac's codes has never been solved.
this sort of reminds me of the end of the second season of green wing... where the two people swallow a key and an army figurine just before they drown themselves, specifically to fuck with whoever finds their bodies...
Considering you made an account just for this I'm starting to wonder if you actually did crack it, seriously, post as much of your "fairly complete translation" as you can, I'm curious to see it even if it makes little sense.caligula123 said:
As for what to do with it, mail it here:
FBI Laboratory
Cryptanalysis and Racketeering Records Unit
2501 Investigation Parkway
Quantico, VA 22135
Attn: Ricky McCormick Case
As stated in the article.
What do you mean "let them have this first"? They aren't going to figure it out, they've tried, they can't, if you think you have it, mail it in.