I knew those two were wrong, but I was mistaken about the MSN.
Mostly, there just wasn't enough info to judge - even less than one has in real life, as it wasn't possible to check the full headers.
I wasn't terribly impressed with some of the site's advice on how to detect a phishing expedition, either - they went on about how a real email would have permitted a response, and would have had a phone number at which the sending institution could be contacted. Um, no, in many cases, not.
On the other hand, I just don't use "click here" boxes in email, as I don't really trust email from much of anybody.
If I receive an email claiming that I need to update something on an account, I make a note of it. Then, later, after I've closed the browser, cleared the temporary Internet files, and rebooted the computer, I go to the site directly.
I don't think it's so much a matter of organization as motivation; I've known a couple of people who've really been burned, and it would be so easy ...
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Mostly, there just wasn't enough info to judge - even less than one has in real life, as it wasn't possible to check the full headers.
I wasn't terribly impressed with some of the site's advice on how to detect a phishing expedition, either - they went on about how a real email would have permitted a response, and would have had a phone number at which the sending institution could be contacted. Um, no, in many cases, not.
On the other hand, I just don't use "click here" boxes in email, as I don't really trust email from much of anybody.
If I receive an email claiming that I need to update something on an account, I make a note of it. Then, later, after I've closed the browser, cleared the temporary Internet files, and rebooted the computer, I go to the site directly.
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