tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post357553298698353736..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: Thou deboshed phish, thoumonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-73664386719811766912008-02-18T17:05:00.000+00:002008-02-18T17:05:00.000+00:00Welcome, Rob. Thank you for your kind comments. I'...Welcome, Rob. Thank you for your kind comments. I've followed your link and see you a fellow resident and lover of the West Country. I'll be back to look at your posts later.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-63096380103886474992008-02-18T12:22:00.000+00:002008-02-18T12:22:00.000+00:00Nice one, on the Internet we are one click away fr...Nice one, on the Internet we are one click away from the nicest but also the nastiest people in the world.<BR/><BR/>Although, I consider myself a very experienced user of the Internet and well know the problems of phishing, I clicked on a link in an email once in my online email system. My online email system refused to open up the page and I realized what was happening in time.<BR/><BR/>It's very easy and we aren't always alert when we are online.<BR/><BR/>Great blog. I'll be back.<BR/><BR/>Bye for now<BR/><BR/>RobRob Windstrel Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802521115618353098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-32668280557365190862008-02-14T11:18:00.000+00:002008-02-14T11:18:00.000+00:00Thank you, Cath. Living in an area where we still ...Thank you, Cath. Living in an area where we still feel safe leaving doors unlocked in the daytime, I hate having this feeling that there is always someone out there wanting to harm you.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-50362698006996688382008-02-14T10:54:00.000+00:002008-02-14T10:54:00.000+00:00I've nearly been caught in the same manner, the e....I've nearly been caught in the same manner, the e.mails are so convincing. There's an eBay one doing the rounds too so keep an eye out for that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-66035976275625032082008-02-14T08:33:00.000+00:002008-02-14T08:33:00.000+00:00Thank you, Stephen. I use Yahoo web mail and I've ...Thank you, Stephen. I use Yahoo web mail and I've found it very good at filtering the spam until this happened. It was Symantec and not Yahoo that identified this intruder. Do you recommend changing to Googlemail?monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-65129048507400940722008-02-13T23:03:00.000+00:002008-02-13T23:03:00.000+00:00These emails go in cycles, but PayPal are the most...These emails go in cycles, but PayPal are the most common of the lot.<BR/><BR/>It's best to bookmark PayPal to your bookmarks toolbar folder (I see you use Firefox, very sensible), and only ever use that link to go into PayPal other than when you're paying for something from a genuine site such as eBay.<BR/><BR/>Googlemail now removes the fake link, and substitutes the correct URL (but not as a link).<BR/><BR/>Web based email normally identifies these as spam, and your email client probably should as well; it may need updating.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464069586293077271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-37233199852797650012008-02-13T21:33:00.000+00:002008-02-13T21:33:00.000+00:00Good catch.Good catch.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.com