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chiagoo writes "You may remember that 70% of the time, people will reveal their passwords for chocolate. Well, at this year's Infosecurity Europe, it was revealed that 92% of the 200 attendees surveyed would gladly trade enough information to steal their identities for a chance to win theater tickets. Social engineering at its best. Why spend time writing bots and rootkits when people will give you what you want for a piece of candy or a ticket to see The Pacifier?"
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I could see giving up the info for a good movie, but come on, the Pacifier?? :)
That Anonymous Coward dude must've really screwed up. Everybody seems to have his password.
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Dear Sir,
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF MASS QUANITY OF CHOCOLATE
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire large quanities of chocolate in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Nigeria.
Considering his very strategic and influential
position, he would want the transaction to be as
strictly confidential as possible. He further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the transaction. Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.
I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction.
The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country is presently in a coded account at the Nigerian Apex Bank (i.e. the Central Bank of Nigeria) and we need your assistance and password to transfer the funds to your country in a convenient bank account that will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your country.
Why do you know the number to a sex line off the top of your head.
Oh, this is Slashdot. Never mind.
Who needs russian identity thieves?
HA! I just wasted some of your bandwidth with a frivolous sig!
"Ok mr. simpson, just fill out this form giving us all of your personal information and we will hand you this ICE, COLD 6-PACK of DUFF."
.......
"Laaaaaaa, beeeeeeeer. gimme gimme gimme!"
"Thank you for your information and here is your beer. Now, if you'd be so kind as to sign over your power of attorney we'll give you a SECOND 6-PACK."
People (and I am including myself in this) are idiots, we'd give up tons of our rights for a quick little gift.
It seems that he is not alone...
Name: Andrew Nonymuss
Occupation: Executive Assisstant to the Vice Peon of Menial Affairs
Income: 400,000 zorkmids (I don't know what that is in dollars
Age: 39.14246575342465753424657534246575
Ethnic: Some of the above, but in no particular order.
Have you bought any of our products before? Only when I couldn't find anything else to disembowel a Kodiak Marmoset with.
Were you satisfied with it? Why don't you ask the Marmoset?
Would you buy any of our products again? Only if it's that or be stoned by an angry mob.
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Trade pwd 4 sex
Actually, I did that once. My girlfriend and I were having a fight because she accused me of not trusting her. As a show of trust and good faith, I told her my main password for important stuff. Shortly afterwards, we had make-up sex. After she fell asleep, I went and changed my passwords.
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