If people would remember just one or two "rules",
these types of phish attempts would not result in anything for the perpetrator.1. Very very few, if any, internet enabled financial institutions, nor even most service providers with an internet/web...
View ArticleGood points, Wizard57m-cnet
In this case, email addresses weren't requested, Bob knew them to begin with. Bob also knew which bank they used. I wasn't privy to any of the evidence, but I get the impression that the email and...
View ArticleCommon Sense
Common sense is always key in these situations. Unfortunately, that is difficult to learn and apply these days. Educating people proactively is the only way to really have the edge on phishing and...
View ArticleScams
Would happen less if people would go directly to the financial institution that supposedly is asking for that info. They tell us time and time again "we do not ask for personal info in an e-mail".Not a...
View ArticleVery true, Skooter221
I see the trick is taking that extra second to think about it before clicking. Rushing is where mistakes are made.
View ArticleIts a bit different, Pat
Now there is no asking for information in the email. All they ask is for you to click on the link, bringing you to the supposed website. More or less what the real banks are doing.
View ArticleDon't feel bad Michael...
I was chumped by a VERY convincing PayPal phishing email once, and I got all the way to the login page before realizing what I'd done! Fortunately LastPass was dead, so that was my first indication I...
View ArticleGoogle searches...
of any phrase in the email will always provide hits too - not that a person should try to follow any email link anyway if no frauds are found.
View ArticleA few things..
On number 1 - I have been stupidly contacted by several critical institutions just the way you say they shouldn't - I found their contact numbers in an outside search and called them to see what was up...
View ArticleStructure of a Con
It is striking how the phishing operation follows the structure of a "big con". As detailed in "The Big Con" - David Maurer (1940) describing the operations of confidence men in the early 20th century....
View ArticleWhy prove we are more intelligent than crooks?
Your article is good and makes interesting reading for everyone. I have been observing that most people are very eager to prove they are more intelligent than crooks and start pointing out what...
View ArticleVery nice, Horace
I did not make that connection, but I sure do now. I remember it was hard to believe it was nonfiction. The connection I made was with the movie "The Sting." Actually, I now remember reading that...
View ArticleNot sure I did, MCS
Hindsight has a way of making us look more intelligent, but history will prove bad guys to be proactive, whereas the good guys are for the most part reactive, a step or two behind if you will.
View ArticleSOME GENERAL VIEWS ON NOT BEING DECEIVED.
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View ArticleThank you, UIS
And thank Google Translate. That was interesting reading, and a viewpoint I had not considered.
View ArticleSpoof
I don't know about my credit cards, but eBay and Paypal have a nice anti-phishing feature. If you get suspicious email 'from' them you can forward it to spoof@ebay.com. Chances are they will confirm...
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