tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post3025351122650064564..comments2024-03-04T13:37:11.022+00:00Comments on Canadian Financial DIY: Dissecting a phishing scam emailCanadianInvestorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-86756259303043692602014-02-11T16:53:31.133+00:002014-02-11T16:53:31.133+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062433929857400800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-40480343351077112732014-02-10T19:43:58.283+00:002014-02-10T19:43:58.283+00:00What you describe is usually called a challenge an...What you describe is usually called a challenge and response. I've used a variant of it that could be considered similar to encryption. When telling my wife one of my passwords over the phone, I said, "the first letter is the third letter of your younger sister's middle name, ...".Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-64458336583848394322014-02-10T19:36:53.310+00:002014-02-10T19:36:53.310+00:00MJ, it must be my suspicious, skeptical nature; so...MJ, it must be my suspicious, skeptical nature; sometimes a hindrance, but sometimes helpful. <br /><br />Here's a blog post suggestion for you Michael - maybe the world needs a common sense version of public key cryptography? I had thought of emailing "Dianne" back to ask a question whose answer only she and I would likely know.CanadianInvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05645767559302303541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5433839636644874439.post-82540850756616785542014-02-10T18:27:58.458+00:002014-02-10T18:27:58.458+00:00That's a pretty good attempt. There were a nu...That's a pretty good attempt. There were a number of signs that this email is a fraud as you point out, but I could certainly see this working on some non-trivial fraction of people.Michael Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362529610470788243noreply@blogger.com