by Greg Scott | Feb 1, 2022 | Phish collection
I’m not sure if this investment opportunity means this guy wants me to send him money or if he wants to send me money. But, ya know, I was thinking about maybe building a five star hotel. Do you think this guy might send me a $billion or so if I give him plans...
by Greg Scott | Jan 28, 2022 | Phish collection
I’m usually a good sport about phishing scams, but a death threat via Twitter private message goes too far. When you follow lots of people on Twitter, you’re bound to find a few, well, out there. I should probably report this one. Pro tip – if you...
by Greg Scott | Jan 13, 2022 | Memoir
The world is awash in self-help books on the power of positive thinking. If we fill our minds with positive thoughts and treat everyone kindly, then good things will happen to us. So, smile the bad stuff away because tomorrow will be a brand new day. If only it were...
by Greg Scott | Dec 19, 2021 | Phish collection
I don’t blackmail often, but if I did, I think I’d show my victim a sample to convince them I mean business. This wannabe worked in some nice technology words, but the sentences are gibberish. I’ll give this one a C-. Don’t phall for phishing...
by Greg Scott | Dec 7, 2021 | Technology
Image via Pexels Your website’s success isn’t necessarily something you can quantify by looking at other sites. Instead, it’s highly subjective. What might make a great website for one business may not work for all businesses, and it all may depend on the end user....
by Greg Scott | Nov 27, 2021 | Phish collection
Lots of people love to hate Vice President Kamala Harris. The most gullible will phall for this phishing scam. For more phishing samples, see my phishy email collection. This one isn’t a scam to plant malicious software in victim devices. This one looks...
by Greg Scott | Oct 26, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
We signed up for DirecTV in 2007. It didn’t take long for the price to double, and then double again. Back in 2020, after yet another price increase, I finally called to cancel. And then the retention department offered to cut the price by roughly half –...
by Greg Scott | Oct 19, 2021 | Slice of Life
It was supposed to be a half-hour project to remove the front door and replace a broken door sweep. It turned into a Jeld-Wen bureaucratic struggle rivaling any DMV horror story. I want to thank Dick at my local Home Depot store for navigating through it. It started...
by Greg Scott | Sep 27, 2021 | Phish collection
This spear-phishing attack came from my work email. Somebody tailored this especially for me. So now, I’m a VIP because I’m important enough to individually attack. Maybe I’ll puff out my chest and walk with extra spring in my steps. For more...
by Greg Scott | Sep 18, 2021 | Memoir
The Wisconsin National Guard gave me this flag and case for helping with the Tailgating with the Troops event in October, 2009. Like all Americans old enough to remember Tuesday, 9/11, 2001, I know where I was that morning. I had scheduled a 9:00 AM Microsoft...
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