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join:2002-07-28
Miami | 9/10 Got 9/10
Missed the last one about SSL certificate or something. | |
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trparky
Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
clubs: | Re: 9/10 Ditto.
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EdibleTarget
Real Gamers Dont Use Consoles
join:2004-12-02
Lowell, MA | 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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join:2007-06-15
Perry, FL | Re: 9/10 we're*
and i agree. ;] | |
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| MrBentor
join:2003-02-18
Seattle, WA | YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru
I'd better go good on a test like that - or I would have to fire my self... | |
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| radougherty
join:1999-07-23
Austin, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by Potaje  :Got 9/10 Missed the last one about SSL certificate or something. I was going to say false but blew it and said true. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| Re: Yay! said by furlonium :YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY Rating: Safety Guru I like how the one site said "their have been" instead of "there" I've seen alot of that here too 
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alg
Just a shot away
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join:2001-04-10
Houston, TX
clubs:
·Earthlink Cable Mo..
|  Re: Yay!
said by dvd536 :said by furlonium :YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY Rating: Safety Guru I like how the one site said "their have been" instead of "there" I've seen alot of that here too Indeed.
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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.
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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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Snickerdo
Premium
join:2001-02-28
Niagara Falls, ON | 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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BloodRoses
Gods lend wings to tainted hearts
Premium
join:2003-03-17
clubs: | I got 8/10 as well... I didn't think to check the address bar since the text was so funky and the Windows UI is a bit confusing to me.
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY | Ditto here did spot the bad grammar. | |
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pokesph
It Is Almost Fast
Premium
join:2001-06-25
Sacramento, CA
clubs:
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| 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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| ottawa_guy
join:2005-06-03
Ottawa, ON | 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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Rogue Wolf
Ate The Last Of The Pumpkin Pie
join:2003-08-12
Troy, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| 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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| whoamIoramI
join:2004-05-17
Jersey City, NJ | 6/10 Damn, I thought I did good and I find myself as being great at finding shit like this.
I had my mom do it and my dad. Both got 3/10
No wonder these shit heads make so much money. | |
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| BosstonesOwn
join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs:
·Comcast
·Comcast Formerly ..
| Re: Phished! said by pokesph :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..) Any one can generate ssl certs. I myself do it on servers. The major thing is that they will most times pop up a box saying hey the cert is signed but not by xxxxxx company would you like to proceed ? and most people click through.
If malware is on the machine it can and will put the site into the trusted zone and the ssl pop up never shows up.
I generate my own for most servers because I encrypt all traffic even on the lan.
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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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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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swhx7
Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | 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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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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chakey
Premium
join:2004-06-14
Gladstone, NJ
clubs: | 9/10 Amazon got me. | |
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M A R K
St. Ides Heaven
Premium
join:2001-06-15
Long Island
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| Re: 9/10 said by chakey :Amazon got me. Same, 9/10
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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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| old_wiz_60
join:2005-06-03
Bedford, MA | Re: Is this a useful quiz? Not seeing the URL makes it more difficult; a close look at the URL is the first thing I would do. Still, got 10 of 10. If you don't, for example, use Amazon, you could get fooled. If the web site has spelling/grammar errors it's still a red flag. | |
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jmn1207
Premium
join:2000-07-19
Reston, VA | Re: Is this a useful quiz? I missed the Amazon site question, too. Of the few in the quiz that provided the URL, that was all that was needed to identify the phishing site from the legitimate version. | |
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amdaz
Premium
join:2000-12-29
San Francisco, CA
·Comcast
| said by swhx7 :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. WORD ! | |
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| CWO333
join:2005-02-24
Chicago, IL
 ·1and1
| said by swhx7 :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. well, it has a recommended download of McAfee SiteAdvisor which I've been using for a few months now. Its completely free and never asks you to buy, subscribe, or register it. So I'm still wondering what you think they're trying to sell... | |
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retrogame
join:2003-04-14
Auburn, MA | It's my birthday YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
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TK Junk Mail
Go ahead, make my day
join:2006-07-30
Ocean Gate, NJ | Re: It's my birthday 10/10, only because I know what the login page for Amazon looks like. | |
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Jim Gurd
Premium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
·Comcast
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This is allegedly the real site but look at the message I highlighted. That's why I suspected it was the fake. |
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Doctor Four
My other vehicle is a TARDIS
Premium
join:2000-09-05
Dallas, TX
 ·AT&T U-Verse
| Re: 8/10 In my case, it helped that I was an Amazon customer. The
fake page didn't ask whether or not the viewer was an
Amazon customer already - it just asked for your email
address and password straight away. Also, there was no
option to sign in using the standard vs. secure server.
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BloodRoses
Gods lend wings to tainted hearts
Premium
join:2003-03-17
clubs: | Re: 8/10 That's what gave it away for me as well.  | |
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Jim Gurd
Premium
join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI
·Comcast
| The image I posted was from the legitimate site. Why would they post something like using the standard server if you were having problems with the secure one? Can't they fix the bugs with the secure site?
I thought it was the fake because of that message. To me putting such a message on their website is very unprofessional and a perfect example of poor design. | |
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DrModem
Premium
join:2006-10-19
USA | The amazon site was easy to spot for me. cause I know they have 41 product categorys instead of 40. plus on the fake there are two arrow buttons next to the "Your Lists" link. | |
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Quiglag
God is Love
Premium
join:2004-09-19
Ontario, CA
·SharkSpace
| 10/10 here I got a 10 out of 10, but my common practice is to never click on any link in an email if it is something i have to login to use. I will just type in the address myself. Places like ebay or paypal will also have the message listed when you log in.
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stomp357
join:2003-04-13
Lake Charles, LA
·Suddenlink
| Re: 10/10 here said by Quiglag :I got a 10 out of 10, but my common practice is to never click on any link in an email if it is something i have to login to use. I will just type in the address myself. Places like ebay or paypal will also have the message listed when you log in. Yeah. The last time I clicked an email link was a few years back. I ended up with some spyware, and formatted, and reinstalled OS to get rid of it as Adaware, & Spybot S&D couldn't get rid of it. | |
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jkb246
join:2000-03-18
Newark, NJ | 10 out of 10, but that Amazon ? was really hard Had to look at that Amazon site for a min before I selected the right one. Good quiz. I'm going to send it to my mom before she is caught in the net | |
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Zoly
join:2004-01-04
Houston, TX
| 10 out of 10 Yeh, I have passed the test but it doesn't mean anything though...
2 years ago my CC was charged online for $5000, right 1 month after lexus nexus lost a big portion of their database.
Capital One called me to ask about suspicious charges around 2 am and I said I never ordered those things...
All I had to do is to destroy my CC and they sent me a new one... | |
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oonja
join:2007-04-25
Wilsonville, OR | Bad Question I got 8 out of 10 but the check who the email is from is a bad question. Looking for a bad sender name or domain is a legit way of finding a phishing scam. True good scammers can fake that, but it is still one of the first things you look for. | |
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strfox18
Nothing To See Here
Premium
join:2001-08-15
Lake Havasu City, AZ
clubs: | Re: Bad Question You don't have to be a good scammer to change the sender name. Changing the sender name is very easy. | |
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thehinge
join:2005-11-07
| Spelling: I think I see why one should be suspicious about spelling and grammar. Some guy spoofing a website can't or won't get like thirty people to check out the site to be sure it's professional. An organization like an online bank would probably proofread for a couple of days before posting, I think. | |
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OCP
Premium
join:2004-10-11
USA | 9/10 I did not notice the grammar errors. Good tip though. I expected it to be easier. | |
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| MmmPancakes
join:2007-05-29
Toronto, ON
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
| Re: 9/10 I just got the SSL one wrong. I agree with previous poster's reasoning, kinda hard to fake SSL..
The Amazon one was hard, lol. I ended up going by the one with the "!" as being fake, haha.
Why do phishers not know how to spell ? | |
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join:2002-12-15
Everett, MA
clubs: | Re: 9/10 Because a majority are not from the US and "engrish" is not their primary language. | |
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menumorut
BE an American.
join:2005-07-04
Queens Village, NY
| Re: 9/10 said by BosstonesOwn :Because a majority are not from the US and "engrish" is not their primary language. Its not only the spelling, is the context of the words and the professional wording format that is used (on web pages) in US, to which Americans got so accustomed and is hard to fool them.
A foreigner that lived in the US long enough, payed attention and learned form the American way of life can scam 90% of the Internet users in to oblivion.
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