You've got to be kidding me...

I just got a BANK OF NIGERIA spam email!!! I thought those had died off a few years ago.....

On another thought:

I just read a Reader's Digest article on Phishing emails. I have only one thought:
Just how dumb are people?
Seriously, if you have been phished, turn off your internet connection right now. You are too dangerous to yourself to use the internet.

IDN spoofed websites, okay, I can kinda understand that.
Virus ridden attachments from someone you trust, I can kinda understand that.
Using IE as your browser and getting nailed, I can kinda understand that.
Clicking a link in your email and giving up personal info??? What were you thinking?!?

The truely sad part: the person phished gets all their stuff back, the companies that get scammed by the phisher take the hits. The person phished just fills out a few forms and they get their credit back, their money back and get to change their private info with the real website.

Okay, I'll make one concession. If you are over 50 and reading this I'll exclude you with one provision:
Please stop treating the internet like it's a toaster. Yes, anyone can work a toaster even if they have never seen one before. Put bread in; push lever.

The internet is more like a high end sports car. Sure you can get the basics done without much training, but if you never learned how to use a stick, you're gonna break something. If you put in the wrong gas you're gonna hurt the engine. If you aren't used to driving that fast your gonna hurt yourself (or somebody else).

If you are the least bit uncertain of something, Ask your grandkids!!!

Internet 101:
Never give anyone your info unless you know exactly who they are!
Never post anything you don't mind being spread all over the internet!
If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, You are not secure!!!
Even if you use a good browser, such as Opera Web Browser, you should still be careful!