Comments on: Never Go Phishing Again! http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/ Better Blog Tips for Bloggers, by the Original Blogging Bloke Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Online Internet Security - How Much is Enough? | Blog Tips Tools News - Blog Bloke dot com http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-5192 Online Internet Security - How Much is Enough? | Blog Tips Tools News - Blog Bloke dot com Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:33:45 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-5192 [...] Disaster” for great tips on using robots.txt files, strong passwords, making regular backups, phishing and much [...] […] Disaster” for great tips on using robots.txt files, strong passwords, making regular backups, phishing and much […]

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-552 Blog Bloke Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-552 Thanks for the good info. Is it OK if I call you Beta Shelly? ;-) Thanks for the good info. Is it OK if I call you Beta Shelly? ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-551 Anonymous Mon, 04 Sep 2006 19:24:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-551 Both PayPal and its owner eBay have given the best advice on how to tell a phisher from the real thing. Along with the suggestion of typing in the URL for the site yourself, they make it clear they will use your actual, real name, the one you signed up with for the service, in the email. They do not address you just by your email addy or with "Dear Valued ---- Customer." Other official businesses also use this practice. I think my bank does for online banking.<br/><br/>Used to be, you could tell a phisher by the atrocious speller, provided you can spell well, but no more, it seems. They're getting better.<br/><br/>Sorry to be anonymous, but beta Blogger only allows me to post on beta Blogger blogs right now, not those not moved over to beta.<br/><br/>--<a href="http://anothershellyblog.blogspot.com">Shelly</a> Both PayPal and its owner eBay have given the best advice on how to tell a phisher from the real thing. Along with the suggestion of typing in the URL for the site yourself, they make it clear they will use your actual, real name, the one you signed up with for the service, in the email. They do not address you just by your email addy or with “Dear Valued —- Customer.” Other official businesses also use this practice. I think my bank does for online banking.

Used to be, you could tell a phisher by the atrocious speller, provided you can spell well, but no more, it seems. They’re getting better.

Sorry to be anonymous, but beta Blogger only allows me to post on beta Blogger blogs right now, not those not moved over to beta.

–Shelly

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-550 Blog Bloke Sun, 03 Sep 2006 23:11:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-550 Thanks digitalramble. Which brings up another good point. You could always go the <b>authorized</b> website of the alleged sender and contact them there to verify if the email is legit. For something important like banking information a telephone call is probably the safest bet.<br/><br/>All good ideas everyone! Thanks digitalramble. Which brings up another good point. You could always go the authorized website of the alleged sender and contact them there to verify if the email is legit. For something important like banking information a telephone call is probably the safest bet.

All good ideas everyone!

]]> By: digitalramble http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-549 digitalramble Sun, 03 Sep 2006 22:43:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-549 Email from paypal is basically by definition a phishing scam, as you will never get email from them unless you initiated something at your end on the proper website. Email from paypal is basically by definition a phishing scam, as you will never get email from them unless you initiated something at your end on the proper website.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-548 Blog Bloke Sun, 03 Sep 2006 21:53:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-548 Thanks Tom and all good points. Definitely do NOT click the link that they provide. The method that I've shown is a risk free method to investigate any suspicious account, and a quick Google search will usually find more info about the suspicious item. Cheers! Thanks Tom and all good points. Definitely do NOT click the link that they provide. The method that I’ve shown is a risk free method to investigate any suspicious account, and a quick Google search will usually find more info about the suspicious item. Cheers!

]]> By: Tom http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-547 Tom Sun, 03 Sep 2006 08:50:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-547 did you forward it to spoof@paypal.com ? You should.<br/><br/>If in doubt about emails like this, the simple solution is to go directly to the company website - NOT through the link provided and perform the actions asked. did you forward it to spoof@paypal.com ? You should.

If in doubt about emails like this, the simple solution is to go directly to the company website - NOT through the link provided and perform the actions asked.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-546 Blog Bloke Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:34:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/never-go-phishing-again/#comment-546 Great. I write a post about phishing and I get spammed instead. Great. I write a post about phishing and I get spammed instead.

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