Phishing

[Michael Howard]

Got the usual junk phishing email this morning.

 

Out of interest i went to look at the link and was horrified by how real it was. It was absolutely the image of the hsbc one. I stuck some false digits in and it is spot on until it asks you for all your security digits instead of the usual 3 digits.

 

No wonder people do still get duped.

 

http://ml.bqhost.com.br/vendadominio/error.customer.service/

[JER]

I get several a day from 'ebay' - they always have bad spelling and a ! on the end which gives the game away somewhat..

 

Why can't these Romanian son's of whores (©Jose) get proper jobs?

[RedinSweden]

If you are clever and use Firefox you often get a warning. I got this when I clicked on that link:

 

[kop]

If you are clever and use Firefox you often get a warning. I got this when I clicked on that link:

 

 

I like the options you get with the warning. To bad the don't have a "Get out of here! Really?"-option aswell. It could replace the "read more" one. That would rule.

[wiiksie]

As always, check the first part of the IP address.

 

This bit is most important:

 

http://look_at_this_bit_first/someshite.html

 

If this part of the address is not the usual domain you use for the bank etc, then its a phish.

 

Important tip: In your email software, mouse over the link and it will show you the actual address.

 

Also bear in mind the link can be anything i.e "Aren't fluffy kittens lovely" but the underlying address can point to "FistFuckersMonthly.com".