[plug] Re: ? phishing attack

[Richard Yellin]

On Sat, 29 Dec 2007 07:45:02 +0800, Mike Holland  
<michael.holland at gmail.com> wrote:
> Richard Yellin wrote:>>> Nigerian, I think, but I knew this. I was  
> curious as to what it was
>>> that answered my detailed email so quickly (less than 30 seconds).
>
> email can be very fast, if you are not waiting for (POP3) polling.

I am using the ipop3d in the xinetd server.
(The only time I've seen a rapid reply is when bidding on Ebay towards the  
end of an auction - gazumping)Irrelevant aside..
> Delivery can be done in a couple of seconds, with a direct connect
> from your computer (or more likely your ISP or webmail server) to
> the recipients mailhost.
>     But how did he write it so fast?  Did it look automated?
> Stock answer from clicking one of several buttons?  These guys deal
> in volume, so they have to be fast :-)

Could have been.
I asked std questions such as "who to pay", "How to pay", "Where to pay"  
etc.. Wow, the more I think about it the more this is possible.

I am still hoping to use my computer to buy the internet tablet and  
whether if I buy on an encrypted site will my credit card details (to the  
best of anyone's knowledge) be any less safe than usual)
I intend to fix my broken tripwire program.

Thanks in anticipation.
I will bring my new computer to the Monday workshop.
>
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regards Richard