John C Klensin wrote: > (off list)
Actually, it was on-list. > Hector, based on a semi-private FBI briefing two weeks ago, the vast > majority of spammers in the phishing, stock fraud, and related > businesses are not amateurs or snake-oil sales people, but very > sophisticated and organized criminals. I agree. There are still plenty of amateur spammers, but the professional ones are the most dangerous. I recently saw a phishing scam that asked you to call a phone number rather than click a link. When you called the number, you got a reasonably-convincing IVR menu that prompted you through entering your bank card number, expiry date and PIN. That level of sophistication (getting a VoIP North American number; setting up the IVR system to collect data) doesn't indicate stupidity or amateurishness to me. Regards, David.
