Re: Request for comments - anti-phishing approach

douglas.ross_at_gmail.com
Date: 05/30/05 

Date: 29 May 2005 15:39:10 -0700

> The font face "protection" is irrelevant. No customer is going to be
> bothered that the relevant info is in a different typeface.

Valid point. I forgot to add a captain at the bottom (instead of the
800 number) that says something to the effect: if the fonts don't
match up, do not sign in!

> Remember that
phishers are catching the less knowledgeable and observant segment of
the
population anyway.

I hope that's true, but given the fact that I almost fell for an AT&T
WorldNet phishing scam... I'm not so sure...

Thanks

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