Wednesday, June-07-2006

If you've been on the Internet more than a month or two, you've likely by now received an email similar to the one below. The emails almost always predict some dire consequences and horrible fate to those who fail to comply immediately. Be advised - the dire consequences and horrible fate only await those who do reply to such emails.
The email shown here is what is known as "a phish" or "phishing attack." While this one in particular is an attack on those having a PayPal account, phishing attacks have been conducted on virtually all well known financial institutions including