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It is called social engineering and preconditioning
Ever hear of Pavlov's dogs?
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Conditioning#Pavlov.27s_dogs
The phishers have latched onto that conditioning. There is menatlity that if it looks official then it must be. Just like "regestering" Real Player. Most people use the free version of Real to watch that odd movie that Aunt Sally sent them. When "I Have To" load that spyware ridden junk into a computer for someone I never, never, never use real information in registering. I am amazed at the reaction of my friends and family when they see that I register with fraudulent info. That is precisely what the phishers know, people want to be honest and like Pavlovs dogs they react as they were trained.
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What si wrong with these people  southmiamiman | 11/17/04
It is called social engineering and preconditioning  Squawkbox | 11/17/04
Agreed My Friend.....Totally...  itanalyst | 11/17/04
I agree with Steve Krabill...  Patrick Jones | 11/17/04
Use Some Common Sense For God's Sake  itanalyst | 11/17/04
Sorry It. but you are preaching to the choir here.  Squawkbox | 11/17/04
Use Some Common Sense For God's Sake  CodeBubba | 11/19/04
Phishing and the Generation Gap  weedonald@... | 01/13/05
No Prob Here happy  eulagree | 11/17/04
That's great for you.  heythere3 | 11/18/04
Not All Companies Take Agressive Action  GeneBuettner | 11/18/04
I emailed this bank  OldTimer1 | 11/20/04
Cost of phishing trap  donw1234 | 11/18/04
phishing trap  shenefeltg@... | 11/18/04
Taking action is as much your responsibility as anyone else  Chiatzu | 11/21/04
credit whiplash for card issuers  dmennie | 11/23/04
SunTrust  reb93720 | 11/26/04
Handy tool for checking an email for a phishing attempt  cjhhiv | 12/08/04

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