The game "Elite" is what happens when you teach numbers how to dance and provide them a stage to perform on. As such it is all in the numbers. I know using routines to check server code and client installations is not practical in this case. But there are minimum grind times to accomplish certain things. I've seen new ships purchased and outfitted as monsters in under 15 minutes by green pilots who then asked me how to find an interstellar factors? If the numbers don't add up you got yourself a cheat.