One of the tricks I teach is to look for anything that looks too juicy. Those kids don´t know how to be subtle, There´s a common scan running wild down here where the scammer claims by email the user made a purchase of CDs, HT hardware and other stuff, and the amount will be withdrawed from his account if no further action is taken.
Problem is: It´s a truckload of cash, 99,9% of the population DON´T have such amount of money in their bank accounts. People react better and faster to small nisuances. Claim a $4,00 monthly fee from a popular website and everyone will click the "cancel" button. But well, those scammers can´t even spell or find a real job, why should they know about social engineering? On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:36:31 -0500 Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --On Wednesday, August 30, 2006 03:18:34 -0300 cardoso > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Lesson#3 > > > > Fake news on Fox News ?? you really want to pass unnoticed... > > > Much better to place fake news on "respected" media sites. That way all > the boobs and rubes will believe it's actually true. After all, they > *already* believe the fake news that's published there. > > Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > Adjunct Information Security Officer > The University of Texas at Dallas > http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ ------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos Cardoso - "Blogueiro Inconformado^ http://www.carloscardoso.com <== sacanagem http://www.contraditorium.com <== ProBlogging e cultura digital _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
