Sorry to go all X-Files on you, but I received an EMail earlier today that really drives home how paranoid we probably all are about Phishing nowadays.
Entitled "Chris Boyd, would you be able to spot a fake email?", it was apparently from Paypal:
"Protect yourself from phishing: Paypal is working with Gmail and Yahoo! to block fake Paypal emails from your inbox. Learn how".
As it turns out, the email was legitimate - but as soon as I hear someone asking me "Can you spot a fake Email", my brain is sadly conditioned to assume the mail asking me that question is fake too.
Kind of depressing, isn't it? At any rate, it's interesting how certain words / phrases in mails will automatically set alarm bells ringing. If I'd received this email, I'd have deleted it as soon as I saw the phrase "Your download to win contest has arrived".
Download to Win Contest?? That sounds so very, very wrong, doesn't it?
Entitled "Chris Boyd, would you be able to spot a fake email?", it was apparently from Paypal:
"Protect yourself from phishing: Paypal is working with Gmail and Yahoo! to block fake Paypal emails from your inbox. Learn how".
As it turns out, the email was legitimate - but as soon as I hear someone asking me "Can you spot a fake Email", my brain is sadly conditioned to assume the mail asking me that question is fake too.
Kind of depressing, isn't it? At any rate, it's interesting how certain words / phrases in mails will automatically set alarm bells ringing. If I'd received this email, I'd have deleted it as soon as I saw the phrase "Your download to win contest has arrived".
Download to Win Contest?? That sounds so very, very wrong, doesn't it?
