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How to protect yourself from "phishing"
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<blockquote data-quote="Cats-4_Owners-2" data-source="post: 206039" data-attributes="member: 15495"><p>Thanks!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I read this aloud to instruct my already cautious & patient wife.</p><p></p><p>Over twenty years ago, my son (..& wife) invited me to join a free children's site called <em>neopets</em> <a href="http://www.neopets.com/" target="_blank">http://www.neopets.com/</a> which featured flash games. Virtual points are earned, and these are used to purchase imaginary food, drink, and fun interactive things like books or toys. There is even a bank account where your imaginary points can be safely deposited earning gradually higher interest when you amass more points. I'm smiling as it just occurred to me that it was here where I first witnessed an instance of two step security verification!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite116" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Anyway, I'd learned first hand about phishing on that site after falling victim to someone pretending to be an interested friend whom asked about the name of one of my adorable cats whose name (coincidentally) happened to be my then password.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite118" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> I suppose this <em>was</em> probably the very best way by learning the hard way about phishing Technics which lost only my imaginary points, and further helped me to become more realistic while at the same time also just a bit more paranoid!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite119" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cats-4_Owners-2, post: 206039, member: 15495"] Thanks!:) I read this aloud to instruct my already cautious & patient wife. Over twenty years ago, my son (..& wife) invited me to join a free children's site called [I]neopets[/I] [url]http://www.neopets.com/[/url] which featured flash games. Virtual points are earned, and these are used to purchase imaginary food, drink, and fun interactive things like books or toys. There is even a bank account where your imaginary points can be safely deposited earning gradually higher interest when you amass more points. I'm smiling as it just occurred to me that it was here where I first witnessed an instance of two step security verification!:D Anyway, I'd learned first hand about phishing on that site after falling victim to someone pretending to be an interested friend whom asked about the name of one of my adorable cats whose name (coincidentally) happened to be my then password.:oops: I suppose this [I]was[/I] probably the very best way by learning the hard way about phishing Technics which lost only my imaginary points, and further helped me to become more realistic while at the same time also just a bit more paranoid!:rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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