LuisRodg
Premium
join:2002-07-28
Miami | 9/10
Got 9/10
Missed the last one about SSL certificate or something. |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs:
 ·QuantumVoice
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by LuisRodg  :Got 9/10 Missed the last one about SSL certificate or something. Ditto. same here |
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furlonium
Computer Over? Virus equals Very Yes?
join:2002-05-08
Bethlehem, PA
|  Yay!
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru
I like how the one site said "their have been" instead of "there"
Grammar is a good way to check, too.  |
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Rob
In Deo speramus, God Bless the USA
Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
·Comcast
1 edit | Rating: Safety Guru
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru
Nice work! Your practically clairvoyant knowledge of the Web allows you to spot even the most realistic looking spoofed sites. We're impressed!
Here are all the examples, for those who didn't want to do the quiz.
»cache01.ae1.net/8c985935a22567f0···8fcc.jpg |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | 9 out of 10!
Some of those questions were difficult to figure out. Overall a very good test for those who use the web a lot!
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wee96
Your Local Confederate
join:2000-04-12
Clinton Township, MI | Neat
10 of 10 woo hoo. |
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
Premium
join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA
| 8/10
I didn't think of checking for grammar and spelling mistakes so on a few I guessed. But those sites were 2 I don't have an account with so a phishing attack wouldn't have worked on me anyway.
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Macintosh Users Group Serving the Inland Empire |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
Premium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs:
·Comcast
| Phished!
hmmm 8/10
the Amazon site caught me off-guard. I'm not too sure on the last question.. it's pretty hard to spoof a legit SSL cert.. it does have to be verified through a 3rd party - so not sure why they say it can be spoofed (I assume it's not self-signed, and I DO look at the certs myself..) |
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jsimmons
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-24
Falls Church, VA | Got 10 of 10.
Not a guru here... but very mindful of Phishing scams. |
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ottawa_guy
join:2005-06-03
Ottawa, ON | reply to pokesph
Re: Phished!
Yep 9/10... The capital one site got me. The one I chose looks like the Canadian site, which I do have an account on. |
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Trimline
Premium
join:2004-10-24
Orlando, FL
·Callcentric
·AT&T Southeast
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to LuisRodg
Re: 9/10
Yippee.
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru
Nice work! Your practically clairvoyant knowledge of the Web allows you to spot even the most realistic looking spoofed sites. We're impressed!
That's the one's *we* know of. Always take caution.
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stomp357
join:2003-04-13
Lake Charles, LA
·Suddenlink
| I got 10 of 10 right
I'm so "anal" about stuff dealing with my money. Last year my debit card number was lifted from somewhere, and $400.00 was withdrawn $40.00 at a time over a 2 day period (Saturday, & a Sunday) before I checked my account online, and seen the transactions. The money was being deposited into an Alipay.com account overseas. Have no idea how they got the number as the only online sites I use my debit card is with Amazon, Newegg, ComputerGeeks and HighTech (Aces High WWII multiplayer flight sim.).
I canceled that card, and the bank refunded all the charges a week, or so later. I now only do money order transactions with vendors, and pay my bills through my banks website.  |
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Rogue Wolf
Is Kind Of A Big Deal In Yemen
join:2003-08-12
Troy, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to ottawa_guy
Re: Phished!
said by ottawa_guy :Yep 9/10... The capital one site got me. The one I chose looks like the Canadian site, which I do have an account on. Same one got me, only because the one I thought was a fake asked for the SSN number. That always throws up red flags for me. I guess I forgot to check the writing on the wall... err, I mean the page. 
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Let not the Demon in your dreams.
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pcnetworx1
join:2005-09-21
Bethel Park, PA | 10/10
Would be funny if there was a bonus game at the end for a perfect score. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | reply to stomp357
Re: I got 10 of 10 right
If you have a credit card, it's a lot easier than money orders for online transactions, and safer than a debit card. There is theoretically a $50 risk, but in practice you can dispute transactions and get them taken off. And it won't expose your bank account. |
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chakey
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
clubs: | 9/10
Amazon got me. |
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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
| Is this a useful quiz?
Also discussed here: »Can You Identify Phishing?
I won't repeat my rant, but some legit sites have grammar/spelling errors, and you can't be expected to know exactly which variation of a logo a company uses, or that sort of thing. Look at the URL first, and then consider what info the page asks for and why you would give it.
And if some of the pics in the quiz still don't have URLs showing, it's a bogus quiz designed to sell you something. |
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retrogame
join:2003-04-14
Auburn, MA | It's my birthday
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru |
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Snickerdo
Premium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | reply to ColorBASIC
Re: 8/10
That's the first thing you've gotta check. Also checking for some obvious things, like credit card numbers and poor HTML coding helps too.
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru |
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EdibleTarget
Real Gamers Dont Use Consoles
join:2004-12-02
Lowell, MA | reply to LuisRodg
Re: 9/10
I got 9/10, got confused on the amazon one
what gets to me, is the fact that once scammers learn to spell, were all screwed (according to this quiz) =P |
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