My address bar said "http://www.paypal.com," but it didn't display as a secure url (no little lock icon, and all real Paypal URLs start with https), so I'm not sure I see the real danger.
But that's just my point! You she obeys! She obeys you! There's obeying going on right under my nose!
Wash ,'War Stories'
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Jessica - Feb 17, 2005 5:36:49 am PST #1701 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
beth b - Feb 17, 2005 5:54:01 am PST #1702 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I wasn't sure what I was supposed to get - I got a page not found
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2005 6:31:55 am PST #1703 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it didn't display as a secure url (no little lock icon, and all real Paypal URLs start with https), so I'm not sure I see the real danger.
First off, I reckon there's a large enough %age of people who don't track lock icons/https for the scammers to make money, and secondly -- I wonder how difficult it would be to get a security certificate long enough to rob folks.
brenda m - Feb 17, 2005 6:47:34 am PST #1704 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My address bar said "http://www.paypal.com," but it didn't display as a secure url (no little lock icon, and all real Paypal URLs start with https), so I'm not sure I see the real danger.
For people like me who would never notice such a thing?
But yeah, there's a simple fix for this. If you get an email or a phone call asking for any touchy information: SSN, password, account numbers, etc., just don't do it. Ever ever ever.
Vortex - Feb 17, 2005 6:54:40 am PST #1705 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
But yeah, there's a simple fix for this. If you get an email or a phone call asking for any touchy information: SSN, password, account numbers, etc., just don't do it. Ever ever ever.
pretty much. Like i got call from a "collection" agency asking about a hospital bill from a year ago that wanted my credit card or checking account information over the phone. Nuh and Uh.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2005 7:00:31 am PST #1706 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cingular called and asked me to pay over the phone with my credit card. Guy seemed startled when I told him, no, I'll go online and do it there instead.
I think he was perfectly legit, but damn -- why be startled?
Betsy HP - Feb 17, 2005 7:01:07 am PST #1707 of 10003
If I only had a brain...
We had the same experience. Cingular needs to get a clue.
Liese S. - Feb 17, 2005 9:20:23 am PST #1708 of 10003
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hee. Earthlink sent me email telling me I needed to update my credit card info. Of course they didn't ask for password info or anything like that, but still. I ignored it for quite a while, thinking it was a scam. Then one day I had gone straight to their page to do something else, and noticed that, indeed, the credit card they had was about to expire. Heh. So I guess my internal personal filter is set too aggressively.
§ ita § - Feb 17, 2005 9:20:59 am PST #1709 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does anyone have dictionary software on their PDA?
Any recs?
NoiseDesign - Feb 17, 2005 9:42:30 am PST #1710 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
I use iNoah on my Treo. I think you need to have a wireless connection for it to work though.