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  Re: Mysteries of life: Email account phishing  
From: Fredrik Eriksson
Date: 6 Dec 2009 11:32:45
Message: <op.u4iywwdi7bxctx@bigfrog.bredbandsbolaget.se>
On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:35:17 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> What do they need people's existing accounts for?

Because they can then gain access to other online accounts by using the "I  
forgot my password; email it to me" feature that many sites have.

Also, some people may have sensitive/valuable information (passwords,  
account numbers et.c.) in their email database, especially the kind of  
people who might fall for a phishing scam.



-- 
FE


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