[SURBL-Discuss] RE: dumb phisher?

Rob McEwen rob at powerviewsystems.com
Sun Oct 10 01:29:45 CEST 2004


This is one of the most bizarre e-mails I've ever seen. It is even
fascinating and entertaining to contemplate.

SEE HERE:
http://www.pvsys.com/dumbphisher.txt

Is this:

A. A dumb phisher who doesn't realize that identity theft is traceable and
prosecutable when done by someone who doesn't live in Siberia?

B. A "spoof", where someone hijacked their homepage?

C. A "legitimate" message from a real banker where they actually (and
sincerely) DO purposely ask for the same things that phishers ask for?
(perhaps they saw phishing e-mails and, not realizing that they were scams,
thought that this was, in fact, the way to do business?)

D. Something else? If so, what is going on here?

Rob McEwen



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