Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
> Hands-up those who think that'd work without the $10 inducement and done  
> over the telephone :-)

  A while ago there was a small scandal somewhere (I really can't remember
where it was; I can't even remember if it was in the US or here in Finland,
or maybe some other country) because someone got private information from
a company by simply going and asking for it. He was so formal and convincing
that the secretary (or whoever it was) didn't even hesitate.

  This kind of fraud actually has a name (because it's so common): Social
engineering.

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                                                          - Warp

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