Comments on: Anti-Phishing Tip

By: Pol Pot Pie

Pol Pot Pie — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:39:18 +0000

I’d add that it’s a good idea to go to View>Message>Long Headers and then forward it to the company that the phishing email is attempting to copy. A quick google search for “phishing *company name*”, etc. will usually give you the address to forward it to (spoof@*company name*, for example).

Although the tech community is pretty much in-the-know about not clicking on links in suspicious emails, Grandma and Grandpa are usually not as aware. This helps, however small, the companies trace and shut down these sites.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:30:32 +0000

Another good tool is the use of OpenDNS’s resolvers.

By: terrywhite

terrywhite — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:00:35 +0000

philldo,
which is why I said, “Even if you are a Mail user a clever programmer can create a link that spoofs the original site. So bottom line, don’t click the links.”

By: philldo

philldo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:32:08 +0000

Great tip.

What if the email uses a third party email vendor that does tracking? Then a legit link will still not display correctly.

I still wouldn’t click on the link anyway.