Frequent Flyers beware.
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Talking of airlines, anyone seen the story of the flight from India that stopped in Vienna and the pilot made each passenger hand over 130 quid in cash to pay the airport so the plane could continue to Birmingham. The plane was already 4 days late leaving India.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Well people are so stupid they don't know where any country is until we invade it. I had someone I work with not know where China is. Total mouth breather.
Well, who doesn't release stuff like that ? Microsoft software is just as bad. Christian Graus That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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Delta Airlines phishing email[^]
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
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the email contains no obvious typos. Overall, this phishing attempt is well done
I'm sorry, but I find this pathetic. How hard is it to take an actual email from an airline - one that's been carefully proofread and edited by the airline itself - and simply replace links with phishing links? The state of affairs in the phishing industry is woeful if they get congratulations for using a spell checker. They should be ashamed of themselves.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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the email contains no obvious typos. Overall, this phishing attempt is well done
I'm sorry, but I find this pathetic. How hard is it to take an actual email from an airline - one that's been carefully proofread and edited by the airline itself - and simply replace links with phishing links? The state of affairs in the phishing industry is woeful if they get congratulations for using a spell checker. They should be ashamed of themselves.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm sorry, but I find this pathetic. How hard is it to take an actual email from a
programming website- one that's been carefully proofread and edited by theprogramming websiteitself - and simply replace links with phishing links?What are you suggesting Mr Maunder? a new business model? bryce
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Well people are so stupid they don't know where any country is until we invade it. I had someone I work with not know where China is. Total mouth breather.
Well, who doesn't release stuff like that ? Microsoft software is just as bad. Christian Graus That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
wolfbinary wrote:
Well people are so stupid they don't know where any country is until we invade it. I had someone I work with not know where China is. Total mouth breather.
Eh? What's that got to do with this topic? :doh:
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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the email contains no obvious typos. Overall, this phishing attempt is well done
I'm sorry, but I find this pathetic. How hard is it to take an actual email from an airline - one that's been carefully proofread and edited by the airline itself - and simply replace links with phishing links? The state of affairs in the phishing industry is woeful if they get congratulations for using a spell checker. They should be ashamed of themselves.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I've noticed that now, when my bank sends me emails, there are actually no links at all. They say to go to their website and log in rather than having a link at all... emails do not include links to sign-in pages, or ask for your personal security information. For more information on security, Makes sense.
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They should be ashamed of themselves.
They would be, but they're too busy counting their money!
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm sorry, but I find this pathetic. How hard is it to take an actual email from a
programming website- one that's been carefully proofread and edited by theprogramming websiteitself - and simply replace links with phishing links?What are you suggesting Mr Maunder? a new business model? bryce
MCAD --- To paraphrase Fred Dagg - the views expressed in this post are bloody good ones. --
Our kids books :The Snot Goblin, and Book 2 - the Snotgoblin and Fluff The Snotgoblin for the IpadI'll send you an email with the details. Trust me - the links will all be legit. ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Delta Airlines phishing email[^]
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus! When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Well, I think Delta deserves it. I have 128,000 frequent flyer miles with them that they refuse to honor, simply because it's been 20 years since I've flown with them. Yet they continue to send me snail mail reminding me of my available balance, with an offer to add to my miles if I apply for a Delta credit card. Screw 'em.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Talking of airlines, anyone seen the story of the flight from India that stopped in Vienna and the pilot made each passenger hand over 130 quid in cash to pay the airport so the plane could continue to Birmingham. The plane was already 4 days late leaving India.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Ah, yes. That pilot was my uncle. :cool:
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Talking of airlines, anyone seen the story of the flight from India that stopped in Vienna and the pilot made each passenger hand over 130 quid in cash to pay the airport so the plane could continue to Birmingham. The plane was already 4 days late leaving India.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Wait. What? People paid extra so they could get to Birmingham from Vienna? :wtf: I'd be paying them not to take me the extra leg. :)
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Talking of airlines, anyone seen the story of the flight from India that stopped in Vienna and the pilot made each passenger hand over 130 quid in cash to pay the airport so the plane could continue to Birmingham. The plane was already 4 days late leaving India.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
ChrisElston wrote:
the pilot made each passenger hand over 130 quid in cash to pay the airport
It wasn't the pilot's fault; the airline could not pay the fees, even though they claim to be solvent.
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