Re: phishing irony

[Dan Oachs <doachs () GAC EDU>]

Is there any chance that someones outbound mailserver added that to the
top of the message as a warning?  Would be an interesting idea but
probably would not stop many users from responding with their password
anyway :)

--Dan


Jesse Thompson wrote:
> 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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