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#1
December 30th 16, 08:50 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. HTH []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 
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December 31st 16, 10:06 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote:
Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about that. :-( No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. HTH []'s You are giving incorrect information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-...authentication -- "Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
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December 31st 16, 10:23 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:50:09 -0000, Shadow wrote:
Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. I don't care about anyone stupid enough to fall for those. -- Before you set out on a journey, ring your local radio station and say there's a terrible congestion on your road. Everybody avoids it and it's clear for you! -- Jack Dee
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January 1st 17, 02:48 AM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:06:02 +0000, "David B."
wrote: On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about that. :-( What a moron. If it had been compromised, they wouldn't need to send the phishing mail. OMG !!!! No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. You are giving incorrect information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-...authentication Try using your brain. When you are sober. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012
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January 1st 17, 02:55 AM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:23:36 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:50:09 -0000, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. I don't care about anyone stupid enough to fall for those. Some of them are almost perfect, from the faked header to the long link with a redirect so far to the right it does not appear on the screen when you hover over it. You only see the "yahoo"or "live.com" followed by the usual (expected) string of datamining. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012
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#6
January 1st 17, 06:34 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On Sun, 01 Jan 2017 02:55:10 -0000, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:23:36 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword" wrote: On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 20:50:09 -0000, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. I don't care about anyone stupid enough to fall for those. Some of them are almost perfect, from the faked header to the long link with a redirect so far to the right it does not appear on the screen when you hover over it. You only see the "yahoo"or "live.com" followed by the usual (expected) string of datamining. []'s I've never seen one that even made me look twice. Spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, bad alignment, wrong server used on all the links, blatantly obvious. -- There is no such thing as a law abiding motorist, just those who have been scammed and those yet to be scammed!
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#7
January 2nd 17, 01:10 AM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
Per James Wilkinson Sword:
I've never seen one that even made me look twice. Spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, bad alignment, wrong server used on all the links, blatantly obvious. One idea I have heard is that: - Sending spam email is essentially cost-free, so you send lots of the stuff. - The overhead starts kicking in when the scam's followup involves people contacting the target. - They want to minimize the number of contacts with people above a certain intelligence/sophistication level because they tend to be unproductive ("False Positives") - yet eat up resources. - Consequently they craft the email so that anybody with half a brain will ignore it and the people left - who respond - are the easiest of targets. There is an interesting thread on this subject in Quora: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-email-...broken-English Microsoft has a white paper on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/hem9h9j https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/rese...-from-nigeria/ I didn't download the entire PDF - just read the abstract... but it seems to be consistent with other comments. -- Pete Cresswell
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#8
January 10th 17, 08:03 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On 12/30/16 12:50, Shadow so wittily quipped:
Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. don't be like a DEMOCRAT and give them your password (or any OTHER such information), nor use "password" as a password... [yeah the so-called 'smart people' that want to run my life, falling for a phishing scam any 14-year-old could've managed, and using "password" as a password - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA] OK I couldn't resist making THOSE comments! -- your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie "Straighten up and fly right"
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#9
January 10th 17, 08:08 PM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On 01/01/17 17:10, (PeteCresswell) so wittily quipped:
Per James Wilkinson Sword: I've never seen one that even made me look twice. Spelling and grammatical errors everywhere, bad alignment, wrong server used on all the links, blatantly obvious. One idea I have heard is that: - Sending spam email is essentially cost-free, so you send lots of the stuff. - The overhead starts kicking in when the scam's followup involves people contacting the target. - They want to minimize the number of contacts with people above a certain intelligence/sophistication level because they tend to be unproductive ("False Positives") - yet eat up resources. - Consequently they craft the email so that anybody with half a brain will ignore it and the people left - who respond - are the easiest of targets. There is an interesting thread on this subject in Quora: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-email-...broken-English Microsoft has a white paper on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/hem9h9j https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/rese...-from-nigeria/ I didn't download the entire PDF - just read the abstract... but it seems to be consistent with other comments. how about this: http://www.419eater.com/ -- your story is so touching, but it sounds just like a lie "Straighten up and fly right"
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January 10th 17, 09:02 PM
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January 10th 17, 11:44 PM
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On 01/01/2017 02:48, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:06:02 +0000, "David B." wrote: On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about that. :-( What a moron. If it had been compromised, they wouldn't need to send the phishing mail. OMG !!!! What a load of crap you spout! SAD. :-( No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. *You are giving INCORRECT information*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-...authentication Try using your brain. When you are sober. []'s Think you’re already immune? Think again. Scams evolve every day. Even the most savvy among us can fall victim to a scam if we’re not aware of the danger. Scammers are learning how to be better scammers – you can learn how to keep yourself safe. AntiFraudNews.com presents articles about internet fraud to help you learn about the classic scams, the new trends in scams, the places on the internet where you can get help and information, and what part you can do to help combat this type of fraud. http://www.antifraudnews.com/ -- "Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
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January 11th 17, 03:15 PM
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Hook, Line And Sinker [was: Lots of phishing...]
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:44:22 +0000, David B. wrote in message:
: Scams evolve every day. Even the most savvy among us can fall victim to a scam if we're not aware of the danger. Bait the hook well: this fish will bite. --William Shakespeare (1564-1616) _Much Ado About Nothing_ [1598-1600]; Act 2, Scene 3, Line 121
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#13
January 15th 17, 02:19 AM
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"David B."
Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:06:02 GMT in alt.privacy.spyware, wrote: On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about that. :-( No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. HTH []'s You are giving incorrect information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-...authentication Security According to proponents, multi-factor authentication could drastically reduce the incidence of online identity theft and other online fraud, because the victim's password would no longer be enough to give a thief permanent access to their information. However, many multi-factor authentication approaches remain vulnerable to phishing, [21] man-in-the-browser, and man-in-the-middle attacks.[22] Multi-factor authentication may be ineffective against modern threats, like ATM skimming, phishing, and malware.[23] Next time, dip****, read the contents of the url before you share it with us. Might change your mind about writing the nonsense you did... -- Sarcasm, because beating the living **** out of deserving people is illegal.
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January 15th 17, 06:04 AM
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Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
On 15/01/2017 02:19, Diesel wrote:
"David B." Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:06:02 GMT in alt.privacy.spyware, wrote: On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote: Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell phone number or my social security details. The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in Brazil. Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about that. :-( No serious company would ever demand you use two factor authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG password. HTH []'s You are giving incorrect information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-...authentication Security According to proponents, multi-factor authentication could drastically reduce the incidence of online identity theft and other online fraud, because the victim's password would no longer be enough to give a thief permanent access to their information. However, many multi-factor authentication approaches remain vulnerable to phishing, [21] man-in-the-browser, and man-in-the-middle attacks.[22] Multi-factor authentication may be ineffective against modern threats, like ATM skimming, phishing, and malware.[23] Next time, dip****, read the contents of the url before you share it with us. Might change your mind about writing the nonsense you did... Dustin Thank you for your reply. I'd like to apologize to you for this prime example of me teasing Shadow. Another one of my 'tongue-in-cheek comments. Truly! It appears that 'RoadRunnerLA' identified that this was a troll post by me, something which I shouldn't really do. He's obviously a very well educated guy (or gal!). See line 108, he- http://shakespeare-navigators.com/ado/AdoText23.html FWIW I've been using 'Two-factor authentication' for many years, most notably with Google and Apple. Sometimes a nuisance when I can't remember where I left my mobile phone! :-) -- "Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
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January 15th 17, 06:11 AM
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Hook, Line And Sinker [was: Lots of phishing...]
On 11/01/2017 15:15, RoadRunnerLA wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 23:44:22 +0000, David B. wrote in message: : Scams evolve every day. Even the most savvy among us can fall victim to a scam if we're not aware of the danger. Bait the hook well: this fish will bite. --William Shakespeare (1564-1616) _Much Ado About Nothing_ [1598-1600]; Act 2, Scene 3, Line 121 Kudos - Bravo Zulu! :-) Please join my group - alt.computer.workshop -- "Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
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