Thursday, August 23, 2012

Anatomy of Scam

No inbox is immune. Some e-mailbox owners fall for e-scams. A scammer tried to lure Lance Utanoff with the Spanish Prisoner. Mr. Utanoff contacted a security director, who “offered to pick apart my email, which he called ‘bait,’ to see if we could learn any truths about the heart of a digital flimflam.” Wonder about the names used? Ever notice the origins of the senders? Get these and more answers.

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