420,000 Scam E-mails Sent Every Hour In UK Alone 71
An anonymous reader writes "More than 420,000 scam e-mails are sent every hour in the UK, according to a report by CPP, which estimates that Brits were targeted by 3.7 billion phishing e-mails in the last 12 months alone. A quarter of us admit to falling victim to e-fraudsters, with the average victim losing over GBP285. Fake banking e-mails are the most common method used by criminals, with 55% of those targeted receiving seemingly legitimate e-correspondence from high street banks."
Re:I wonder... (Score:3, Informative)
Elderly people. They have this attitude that because the offer showed up on their machine, it must be legit. Older folks are a bit more trusting - generally speaking. Of course, that's a generalization. My Dad is one hell of a cynic and when he die and if there's a Heaven, St. Peter is going to get a lot of shit. "How do I know this is really Heaven? Put it in writing!"
Uneducated people. These are also the people who buy shit from infomercials that will "cleanse their colon" and attend hotel ball room "lectures" on how to make hundreds of thousands of dollars trading stocks - all you have to do is pay $1200 for their "special" trading program. Of course, there are some really street smart uneducated people who get one over on MBAs - so I'm speaking about my experiences, only.
Re:Sent? or Received? (Score:5, Informative)
http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/6/16/420000-scam-e-mails-sent-britons-each-hour/ [itproportal.com]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/7831633/Britons-receive-more-than-420000-scam-emails-every-hour.html/ [telegraph.co.uk]
Re:Spam catching (Score:3, Informative)
The best spam stopping tool is still an alert, critical mind!
I'm not sure what you mean.