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January 19, 2006
EMAIL Hell - Another Stupid Phishing Mistake
Once again, a clever phishing trick has been undone by a stupid mistake. The EMAIL starts off with a standard phishing hook.
For your security, the profile that you are using to access Capital One Online Banking has been locked because of too many failed login attempts. You can unlock this profile online by selecting an option below:
Unlock your Capital One profile with:
https://service.capitalone.com/oas/login.do?objectclicked=LoginSplash
We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.
Sincerely,
Capital One Account Review Department.
Then they spoil it all with the following remark.
We are requesting this information to verify and protect your identity. This is in order to prevent the use of the U.S. banking system in terrorist and other illegal activity.
Silly spammers! Cindy Sheehan told us last summer that there is only one way to stop terrorism. Here's what the spammers should have said:
We are requesting this information to verify and protect your identity. This is in order to help get all the Jews out of Palestine.
Respectfully submitted,
Ferdinand T. Cat
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