==----...+-----------------------+...----== ===----...| |...----=== ====----...|Wiretapping for dummies|...----==== =====----...| tutorial by |...----===== ====----...| cracked.anarchist |...----==== ===----...| |...----=== ==----...+-----------------------+...----== This tutorial is basically a re-write of a previous tutorial on wiretapping. this tutorial is aimed at people who want to monitor/record phone conversations, but are too lazy to read a complicated diagram. Keeping this in mind, this method is not exactly *good* for the phone line, phones, tape recorder, etc. The pros and cons are listed below. * PROS * Easy to make * Requires next-to-no technical knowlage * Made quickly * Cheap * Cons * Not good for phone/phone line * Lowers phone volume on all ends * ILLEGAL AS HELL Now, let's begin! First, let's gather the ingredients... * 1x Tape recorder * 1x Blank tape * 1x Phone line * 1x Headphone cable * 1x Wirestippers/pocket knife/etc * 1x Roll electrical tape * 1x Scissors Once you get these, it is time to begin. First off, cut the headphones off of the headphone cable, so that the end you plug into the cd player/computer is left attached to the cable. +----------------Headphone Cable------------------+ | | |-|=|===||+++++++++++++++++++++|| <-- cut off here| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Second, Cut one of the phone jack off of the phone cable. +------------------Phone Cable--------------------+ | | |-|=|===||+++++++++++++++++++++|| <-- cut off here| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ After this, strip about 5 inches of the phone cord from the end that does not have a phone jack. Then strip about 5 inches from the headphone cable (not the end with the headphone jack). +----------------Phone/Headphone------------------+ | -------------------------------+====RED==== | | end with jack | | | -------------------------------+===GREEN=== | | | | -------------------------------+====RED==== | | end with jack |===WHITE=== | | -------------------------------+===GREEN=== | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ After stripping the phone cable, you should now see either 2 or four wires. If there is four, just cut off the yellow and black wires (they don't matter). Next, strip the red and green wires about 1 inch. Twist the inards of both wires (not together) so that they are more managable. After that, look at the headphone cable. You should see three wires; red, yellow, and white. If you don't, you probably see red, white, and either one un-protected wire or two. If there is only one unprotected wire, make sure that is doesn't touch the others by covering with electrical tape. If two, tie the two unprotected ones together and insulate with electrical tape. Strip all of the rest about 1 inch. Then, you need to twist the innards of those wires (not with eachother) so they are more managable. +----------------Phone/Headphone------------------+ | // = Spliced | +-------------------------------------------------+ | -------------------------------+====RED==-- | | end with jack | | | -------------------------------+===GREEN=-- | | | | -------------------------------+====RED==-- | | end with jack |===WHITE=// | | -------------------------------+===GREEN=-- | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ Now we need to splice the wires together. Start off by splicing (twisting together well) the innards of the red wire from the phone cord with the red wire from the headphone cord. Next, twist the innards of the white wire from the headphone cord with the innards of the green wire from the phone cord. Use electrical tape to cover up all wires where they are exposed, so you do not see their innards (only their coating and the electrical tape). +-----------------Phone/Headphone-------------------+ | // = Spliced | +---------------------------------------------------+ | | |----RED FROM PHONE CABLE-----//--RED (HEADPHONE)-- | | | |---GREEN FROM PHONE CABLE----// --WHITE (HEADPHONE)| | | +---------------------------------------------------+ After this, put a blank tape in the tape recorder. Take the headphone jack and plug it into the hole in the tape recorder, which is probably labeled 'Input'. Now, plug the end with the phone jack into the wall. Click 'record' (usually a red circle button) on the tape player. After a few seconds, unplug the cable from the input plugin on the tape recorder, and push the button labeled 'play' (usually a triangle shape). you should hear a dialtone. If you don't, then make sure you are using a tape recorder with a built-in speaker, and if there isn't one then plug in some headphones (Also check the volume). If you still don't hear a dialtone, check all the connections and spliced areas for proper connectivity, and to make sure that the wrong wires do not cross. Now, I'd use electrical tape to keep all the spliced wires in one spot. Congradulations! you now have a functioning wiretap! Next time someone calls (or someone in your house calls out), you can record the conversation by plugging the wiretap into the tape recorder, and into the wall, and pushing record.