Another way to avoid phishing attacks is to switch to Open DNS (opendns.com). They filter known phishing sites and give you a warning page. ( http://www.opendns.com/features/phishing/)
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Michael Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Chris Dunford sez: > > >This is a classic phishing scam, so delete it and forget about it. Never > >respond to ANY email that asks for passwords, account numbers, etc. > > Also, never click on links to websites in emails that ask you to verify > your information. If it is a company/bank that you do have an account > with or regularly do business with, go to their website yourself and > sign in. Then use their customer service pages to contact them about > whatever the "issue" is. > > Of course, this does not necessarily include verification emails with > links sent to you when you sign on to a forum or service. However, once > you are signed in and verified, do not click on links in emails that are > supposedly from them. > > It only adds a second or two of time and will ensure you're not clicking > on faked links in email. (Ah, the wonders of HTML mail. :) Usually if > you choose to view the source of an HTML-ized email -- even those made > to look like plain text -- the full link will show it doesn't go where > one thought it might.) > > -- > Michael Lewis > Off Balance Productions > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.offbalance.com > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
