US Army "Scams" Service Members to Test Their Spam Gullibility

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday April 2, 2008 @09:44AM from the i-think-they-call-that-trial-by-fire dept.

9gezegen writes "An offer for free tickets to theme parks for service members turned out to be an email scam, a ploy that was in actuality a security exercise run by the Army. Involved servicemen and DoD civilians received an email, allegedly coming from the 'Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command Office,' and directed them to a phishing site which asked for personal information. After rebuttal and warning by Army MWR, the website revealed that it was a security exercise after all. Army MWR later verified the exercise and announced they were not informed beforehand."

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Let me guess... by Chris+Burke · 2008-04-02 09:47 · Score: 5, Funny

In order for the Army MWR to verify that this was in fact a legitimate security operation, they had to visit a website and enter their personal information...

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Re:This is good. by steveo777 · 2008-04-02 10:22 · Score: 5, Funny

Hell, banks should do this to their customers.
They already do. Haven't you ever received a "Pre-Approved" credit card application?

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