Pay-Pal (was: Don't use "BidPay"!!!!)

[Scott Stevens]

On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:41:34 -0400
"John Allain" <allain at panix.com> wrote:

> > Phishing
> 
> Consider yourself lucky the ones who are so naiive on this subject.  I
have
> received over 200 such messages in the last year and a half, just
PayPal.
> Watch the mouseover resolutions of links to quickly verify that they
are
> baddies.  If that fails, then move your mouse to the extreme right
margin
> and drag select back to the left to see if the link text is actually
an
> image.  Just two tricks that are used.   Viewing HTML source for
HREF's
> is just about the only absolute proof.

That, or specifically using a mail client that 'breaks' HTML Mail.  I
get 'spam' all the time that consists of the babble nonsense they put in
the 'plaintext' section to foil anti-spam mechanisms.  Then there's a
'graphic attachment' that I *could* view if I wanted to bother.  With a
client like Lookout Express, Microsoft decides that for the user.