Comments on: Smarter Phishes

By: >Snake Eyes

>Snake Eyes — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:09:44 +0000

Oh I agree Tom on more intelligent scams than the Nigerians…really all a person needs to know is : If it sounds to GOOD to be true…IT IS! I love watching COPS scam the scammers on TV with phony lottery jackpots and prizes and watch the criminals get delivered right into the hands of JUSTICE! With little or no effort on the cops part!

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:26:40 +0000

Snake Eyes:

Do you mean to say that I am not going to get my $50 million for helping a Nigerian friend to obtain his $500 million?

There are, however, scams more clever than that. For example, someone buys something from you on Ebay for, say, $2,000, but they send you a check for $3,000, and then they ask you to send them back the “accidental” overpayment. Even though the check appeared to be good when you deposited it, the bank will not reimburse you.

By: >Snake Eyes

>Snake Eyes — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 01:36:54 +0000

Good point Tuxi…I laugh my rear off at people who have been scammed by those idiot Nigerian E-mail scams…PT Barnum had it RIGHT!

By: Tuxi

Tuxi — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:03:03 +0000

The best defense against phishing will always be the hardware and software between your ears (i.e., your brain). Unfortunately, there are too many people using computers who blindly accept things, click on buttons not knowing what they are, etc. These are the poor saps who will get caught in phishing scams.

I read a review on Vista where the reviewer pointed out that the user access control (UAC) was an acknowledgment (Click on OK to continue) than an authorization (enter user password). If this is indeed the case, Microsoft’s so-called enhanced security will be effectively non-existent because of the same behaviors that lead to being successfully phished.

Snake Eyes is absolutely right. Microsoft upgrades aren’t really improvements. They only further Microsoft’s agenda (which, ultimately is to make more money).

By: >Snake Eyes

>Snake Eyes — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 13:55:01 +0000

To me IE 7 had nothing NEW to offer that Firefox didn’t already have combined with slowing my computer down (memory)because the new version is twice as large to run as IE6 was driving me crazy how slow IE7 was. I keep IE6 ONLY because there are still some sites out there, that it is the only browser that will work properly on. But as firefox continually gets BETTER then IE6 will be history too! I have upgraded my Win Media player every time a new version comes out and ALWAYS go back to my 6 year old version, totally not impressed! My own opinion on allot of so called upgrades from MS, only to help THEM! I go beyond the Flashy new graphics don’t impress me any and dig deep into the user functionality! My 6 year media player is simply and effective gets the job done (loads FAST) best of all great for HACKING! You see MS brainwashes these new features, really what they are doing is closing HOLES.

By: Don Ray

Don Ray — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:02:49 +0000

I have none of the problems you mention with IE7 and do feel it is a major improvement over IE6.

If you have never seen a Phishing alert it is likely because you have never gon to a fake site. I have deliberately gone to these sites to test the alerts.

By: >Snake Eyes

>Snake Eyes — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:38:42 +0000

I deleted IE7 and went back to IE6, was totally NOT impressed with there so called improvements. On my computer IE7 always takes twice as long to load and exit out as firefox and would crash twice as much as IE6 when using my MS word documents hyper links. Never had a problem with either browser with phishing sites and I do allot of stock trades and credit card payments in fact I have never even had a phishing ALERT ever pop up!