Oh, I have several others I could show you. That was just the most recent, and was a bit breathtaking.
On Wed, 22 Jul 2009, Rob Thompson wrote: > Drsolly wrote: > > I sent my bank a fax to tell them about my change of address. They sent a > > fax back, asking me to phone them. The lady I spoke to, said that they > > couldn't do it from a fax, they needed an email. I asked why; she said > > that it was so they could be sure it came from me. > > > > Apparently, anyone can send an fax, but if an email has me in the > > from-line, that proves it came from me. > > I used to work for a bank. I can tell you, that is absolutely nothing. > > > > > And this is a bank. > > > > And we wonder why there's fraud ... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > > > > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
