Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!MIX!Blackbird From: billy@MIX.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Phishing attempt, supposedly from Apple Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 19:23:34 +0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Lines: 25 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix5.panix.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=CP1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: reader2.panix.com 1399145014 7660 166.84.1.5 (3 May 2014 19:23:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 19:23:34 +0000 (UTC) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:59131 David Fritzinger writes: > Just a warning to all. I just received what appears to be a phishing > email t)hat appeared to be (but wasn't) from Apple. The subject of the > email is: "Important Notification", and the content is: "As we strive to > secure your account, please be informed to upgrade to our latest > security platform here. > Your privacy and protection is our concern. > Apple Support". >   Beware of people writing in English that obviously don't know it well. > If you go to the site by clicking "here" (no, I didn't do that-I just > looked at the preview in Mail), you will see that they ask for all kinds > of personal information, including your credit card number and security > code, mother's maiden name, etc. And, feel free to enter bogus/insulting/etc data here. Heh. Billy Y.. -- sub #'9+1 ,r0 ; convert ascii byte add #9.+1 ,r0 ; to an integer bcc 20$ ; not a number