Re: [SLE] Fwd: What the hell is this

From: Allen (gorebofh_at_comcast.net)
Date: 01/12/05

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    On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 02:08:02AM +0100, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    >
    > The Tuesday 2005-01-11 at 19:23 -0500, Allen wrote:
    >
    >
    > > If you're stupid enough to send your details out over an Email, then well,
    > > you're stupid enough to just hand the stuff you have over anyway. Me being
    > > a Social Engineer, I can tell you that just from reading your email and the
    >
    > I hope you refer to the OP, not me ;-)

    OP, not you.

    >
    > > > No serious bussiness asks for your password on an email form.
    > >
    > > They try though! ;) I've seen so many people get just nabbed by scams. I am
    > > very good at it but my hopes are to make stupidity lowered, not take mnoey.
    > > I've scammed money from people before, and gave it back.
    >
    > żDo they? I mean, does a serious bussiness send out an email to a client
    > requesting him to enter the password "on an emailed form"? What a security
    > risk! That would define them as "non serious bussiness" inmediately, in my
    > book.
    >
    > If some body sends such a notice, it is most probably faked.
    >
    > I read a quick test for these yesterday: enter a false password.
    > If it acepted, then it is obvious a scam. If it rejected, there is
    > a chance it is genuine, albeit stupid.
    >
    > And of course, looking at the html code of the link, or properties, it can
    > be seen that the name displayed doesn't match what the link points to, but
    > a cleverly engineered clone of the genuine web page of, say, ebay.
    >
    > --
    > Cheers,
    > Carlos Robinson
    >
    >
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