On 05/07/14 13:45, Craig Sanders wrote:
On Fri, Jul 04, 2014 at 02:24:09PM +1000, Dan062 wrote:
Even if you did have the smallest suspicion it was genuine, you would do this by going to the proper login page in your browser and not use any link in the email hopefully.
well-informed, properly-suspicious individuals would do this. this description, unfortunately, does not apply to the bulk of the population.
many or most people would just click on the convenient link in the email.
Chrome and Firefox phishing protection offers some protection, although it is not foolproof. Daniel
which is why phishers send bogus emails like this trying to trick people into clicking on their link and giving them their login details.
Chances are it is just coincidence. I am pretty sure I have received similar before, and I dont own any Apple [...]
me too. and i get spams telling me my *non-existent* westpac or NAB or ANZ (or one of dozens of other banks around the world) account has been compromised and i need to login immediately using the convenient link in the email. ditto for paypal and ebay accounts.
the goal of the spammer is to get the recipient to panic and click on the link and try to login.
craig