[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
um, reread what you just wrote. 'any item regardless of it's delivery method that has the potential to do harm financially or otherwise'. let's see, little old ladies emailing their bank account information to MRS. MIRIAM SESE SEKO, LATE OF THE CHIEF PETROLEUM RESERVES OFFICE OF NIGERIA, doesn't pose the potential to do harm financially? How about V1c0d1n, a prescription drug, that if you order it from spam, chances are you'll never get it, because who in their right mind would file a complaint that they didn't get a prescription drug they ordered illegally over the net? No risk of financial harm there? what about a spam message for porn, and the poor yutz clicks the link and is sent instead to a kiddie porn site, and later his IP address is swept up by law enforcement and he goes to jail as a pedophile - doesn't fit your criteria?
your argument isn't consistent.
You're right it isn't consistent, that's because the issue isn't black and white, it's a clammy shade of gray.
The difference between what's being detected as phishing attempts is that they are crafted to make you believe you are at http://www.your-bank.com, ebay.com, paypal.com, etc. They are in most cases very convincing, thus not only the foolish can fall prey. (I know very savvy people who fell for these)
The other forms, mentioned.do pose the exact same threat, however there is a big difference the victim here was just being gullible.
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