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Why the FBI Director Doesn't Bank Online

Posted by samzenpus on from the crime-almost-paid dept.

angry tapir writes "The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation has stopped banking online after nearly falling for a phishing attempt. FBI Director Robert Mueller said he recently came 'just a few clicks away from falling into a classic Internet phishing scam' after receiving an e-mail that appeared to be from his bank."

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  1. Yes Dear! by muckracer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Fortunately his wife will continue to use online banking...

  2. Re:After reciving an e-mail that appeared... by corbettw · · Score: 5, Funny

    My take away from it was that the head of the FBI knows surprisingly little about phishing. Let's hope someone on his staff briefs him on 419 scams before he sends his life's savings to the former finance minister for the deposed Crown Prince of Nigeria.

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    God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
  3. Re:Disease: Gullibility - Cure: None Known by D+Ninja · · Score: 3, Funny

    It is rare that people recover from gullibility.

    I don't believe you.