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Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3344
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 11:31 am: | 
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Whenever I get a phishing email, I go to the site to check it out. Have they been aken down already? Can I identify the network it's on? Is it an amateur who left some personal info around? etc.
I recently went to one, and when I went back through the directory tree, I found hte text file that is storing the personal info of the few people that actually entered their info. Email and snail mail addresses, SSNs, credit card #s, amazon passwords, etc.
Should I email these people and let them know, or let it go? I've already contacted PacBell, the ISP on which the server is running. |
Dave
Supporter
Username: Dave
Post Number: 9826
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 11:36 am: |
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I'd think a law agency might be better. Local FBI bureau, perhaps? |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3345
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 11:45 am: |
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I hate to say it, but I'm not that motivated to pick up the phone. I'll check to see if the FBI has an online submission form or email address to forward it to.
But should I let people know? or let the cops do that? |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3526
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 11:49 am: |
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Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3346
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 11:57 am: |
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Yeah, I just submitted it there. Though it seems more geared to people who have actually been victimized. |
tom
Citizen
Username: Tom
Post Number: 5071
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 12:37 pm: |
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Those people are about to be victimized. Why not shoot off a message to the whole bunch telling this story? |
wnb
Citizen
Username: Wnb
Post Number: 406
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 2:11 pm: |
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If it were me, I would certainly appreciate it if you had dropped me a note.
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Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3349
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 2:21 pm: |
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I did. I emailed the three people whose information was still on the site. Apparently the person who set it up was pulling down the file periodically, since the names in the file changed a few times.
I also contacted the FBI and the ISP. Now let's check and see if the site is still up...
Yup.. though it appears that most of the people submitting info now are entering fun things like this:
F-- you, ••• hole...
BTW, I love the URL... (yes, that's a valid URL)
http://1200439801:82/ (subdirectories truncated for safety) |
Rastro
Citizen
Username: Rastro
Post Number: 3352
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 9, 2006 - 3:40 pm: |
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Got an email back from a vic:
Quote:Dear Joe,
Thank you so much for your warning email. I appreciate it very much.
Would please tell me how this information came to your attention, and
suggest any precautions I might make regarding the soc.sec. info?
Sincerely,
xxxx
I explained about the credit reporting agencies, to contact his credit card company, and how to spot phishing web sites. I'm really amazed somsone would fall for this, though. The URL barely tried to appear to be from Amazon. |
Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 3537
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2006 - 2:54 am: |
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there are just too many people people out there that are just not savvy, never mind being phishing savvy. |
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