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Comment from Bob Pease Jr on 2007-12-08

2007-12-09T01:13:41Z

Leo, good buddy, I realize you know this 'work' better than Able himself BUT I am sure the phishers appreciate the information on how to improve their 'work'.BTW,what is "hovering" (as to email).How may one do that.Ole (_E=mc2_) here.

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Comment from Marc on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T21:03:43Z

two things about this, one is perhaps a phish might look obvious to one machine but not the same to another, the second is that its as atrocious as what a computer attempting literal reasoning in speech...so maybe this is machine generated and unique to each machines display that receieves it...or set of common variables?

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Comment from Tony O'Connell on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T21:02:21Z

Recently my credit card expired and was upgraded but I forgot/neglected to tell my ISP which tried billing me with the old details and they then sent me an email asking me to update my details via the link prrovided in the email. While the email turned out to be genuine, how different was that from the usual phishing emails which are always asking you to update details for your bank accounts or whatever. I contacted the ISP via my usual web link and commented about their look alike phishing email and they said they had always done it that way. So no wonder people keep getting caught by these things.

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Comment from Michael Horowitz on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T18:46:38Z

I wrote some relevant blog postings on this

Defending against a phishing email message.
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13554_1-9805875-33.html

I set up an autoresponder that you can use to test if your email program can be manipulated with JavaScript to show the wrong link destination
Test your e-mail program
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13554_1-9806037-33.html

Is that e-mail message legit? How a computer nerd analyzes it
http://blogs.cnet.com/defensive-computing/8301-13554_1-9814781-33.html

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Comment from David on 2007-12-08

2007-12-08T09:55:43Z

I to try to be very careful and check links, and i too have been duped by a better then average piece of spam. However, But I also tell people that they should have a pretty good idea of what emails they have signed up for, and those emails should have a higher then normal level of trust. People should also be aware of what they sign up for, and a good example is...

Down at the mall I occasionally see a new car with a table and small slips of paper asking for your name and address. The slips also state that they could win this car by entering. People write there info down then forget it about it. Weeks or months later they get a notice from some place that wants them to come hear a lecture (typically 2 hours) and win a prize! Many people fall to realize that the two events are directly related and that people signed them up for that junk mail. So i would add in be careful with what you sign up for a site should not be asking for your address to look around. Even then most providers give multiple email addresses and there are plenty of free ones, so have one email account for family and friends and make sure they know it is just for them. Then use an alternative email for signing up for things and when you start getting to much spam turn it off. Another point...if you suspect it is spam do not open it because then they know that address is legit and will give it/sell it to others...they might do so even if you do not open it, but you wont get as much spam.

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Comment from garry blight on 2007-12-07

2007-12-08T03:17:29Z

to ask leo
just this morning i got quit asupprise i was advised by a solicitor that a person with the same last name as mine.he and his family where killed in a car accident.he was adopted but his parents had passed away in 1976.and the solicitor had no history off his prior life before being addopted saying that there is 6.8 million dollars left in said trust and that by some law in enland if aclose ralative is not found.his attorel has authority to nominate a benefiiary from the family,so finding me there is a lot more legal stuff but i am only a layman.he said that he would send ph,no ext when he my confidence.he has what seems to be a proper letter head ph,no,adress name it does seem to be orriganale but i have had a trojen before and it took weeks to get rid off it.i am temted but not sure if i should open it and reply or not .i could send you the full letter but do not know how.
yours sincerly garry

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