phishing irony

[Jesse Thompson <jesse.thompson () DOIT WISC EDU>]

I found a phish message today with the following at the top of the message:

=======================================================================
PHISHING: Legitimate organizations NEVER ask for your SSN, password,
account number, or other personal data.  Do NOT ever provide such
information to anyone via email.
=======================================================================

It was then followed by the usual request to reply to the @live.com
address with account credentials.

I can't figure out if the phishers are being stupid or genius.

Jesse

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  Jesse Thompson
  Division of Information Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Email/IM: jesse.thompson () doit wisc edu

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