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Because most people are idiots.
A careful look at an phished e-mail will almost always turn up something odd. 99%+ of the phishing e-mails I see have poor spelling or grammar that no self-respecting company would tolerate, the URL in the link doesn't match what the text says, or the URL doesn't seem "right" for the sender (e.g., www.security-members-ebay.com for something purportedly from eBay). For the remaining 1% or less, I send an e-mail to the company (whose address I've Googled for) and ask if it's for real. So far, 100% have said "no". If they say, "yes", my next question will be, "why are you sending this in an unsolicited e-mail? Haven't you heard of phishing?"
Phil - Posted by: Colonel Panijk Posted on: 04/03/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Phishing
csa0307 | 04/03/06
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"no business will send you attachments through email"
specialk_z | 04/03/06
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Secret of Phishers Success
kanuck | 04/03/06
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Why do people fall for these things?
Colonel Panijk | 04/03/06
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Maybe a little too harsh
Middle of the Road | 04/04/06
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ASSUME AND YOU MAKE AN ......
PINK1 | 04/03/06
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Simple solution
LuckyCharm | 04/04/06
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You can view a source code that's in a fake e-mail message! 
Grayson Peddie | 04/04/06
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DOH! I was about to reply to a story instead of a message...
Grayson Peddie | 04/04/06
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WOW!
s_gamgee | 04/06/06
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The secret of phishers' success
paul.farseth@... | 04/04/06
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It's not the fault of the recipients
DonWade | 04/05/06
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Not so easy, but you're right
carlino | 04/06/06
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What do you think?
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