by Greg Scott | Jul 1, 2022 | Phish collection
Nobody from the Geek Squad sent this. But somebody did a decent impersonation job. I like the retro hook. By mid 2022, everyone has heard the advice, “don’t click on email attachments and website links.” So, this one doesn’t have any...
by Greg Scott | Jun 14, 2022 | Slice of Life
I’ve been a gravel-in-the-belly DIY enthusiast my entire adult life. It’s a trust issue and goes back to high school and my very first car. It was a 1965 Pontiac Tempest convertible, and the switch to put the top up and down went bad. I took it to a...
by Greg Scott | Jun 6, 2022 | Phish collection
I see at least one fake email notification from my email administrator every day. Which is hilarious because I am my email administrator. They usually claim I exceeded a quota or have some other problem. Most have English grammar problems. But this one –...
by Greg Scott | May 24, 2022 | Phish collection
This is a pretty good scam against anyone operating a website. I’ll give this one a B+. Your website violates my copyright. Click here to find out what you violated. If you don’t fix it, I’ll sue you for $zillions. It knocks me off balance and makes...
by Greg Scott | May 16, 2022 | Phish collection
This phishing scam to lure American 2nd Amendment activists could have been a classic. It starts nicely, referencing a telephone call I was never on to throw me off balance. And then they plagiarize NRA outrage statements that flew around Twitter months ago to really...
by Greg Scott | May 5, 2022 | Who Says IT is Boring?
Back in the 1980s, when I worked for Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), the second-largest computer company in the world, a call came in from Delco-Remy Electronics, a division of General Motors at that time. It seemed the hard drive on a refrigerator-sized system...
by Greg Scott | Mar 22, 2022 | Cybersecurity
A person who lives near me originally posted this story on Facebook about how somebody claimed to have kidnapped his fiancé. I am sharing it here with his permission. He posted the story on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. This is his story in his own words. I edited for...
by Greg Scott | Mar 9, 2022 | Phish collection
Want to know the real insult with this email? It’s legitimate. I checked the email header and it really did come from Facebook. The “Turn on Facebook Protect” button really does go to Facebook. That’s right. Facebook sent me this notice and it...
by Greg Scott | Feb 25, 2022 | Slice of Life
Like billions of people around the world, I watched a madman direct the Russian military to crush Ukraine on Wednesday evening, Feb. 22, 2022. As I compose this on Friday morning, Feb. 25 US Central time, Russian soldiers are fighting across Ukraine while millions of...
by Greg Scott | Feb 1, 2022 | Phish collection
I’m not sure if this investment opportunity means this guy wants me to send him money or if he wants to send me money. But, ya know, I was thinking about maybe building a five star hotel. Do you think this guy might send me a $billion or so if I give him plans...
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