Last night I got another strange email:
Dear xxx,
My Name is xxx, I am an Software Engineer, and i belongs to Kerala, India. while i was searching for an article, I just came to know about you through the website www.tailored.com.au , So we both are working in the same field. I would like to know, will you be able to share friendship with me. I expect positive results from you and look forward to speaking with you.
regards
xxx
This email came to my work account, which is listed on tailored.com.au. I thought it was kind of wierd, and a little creepy. But the other staff here have received the same email.
This appears to be a more targeted approach to phishing. The phisher has located an ‘about me’ page, found my email address, and customised his email to target me. (Somewhat poorly, I might add). Still, this is a little frightening – There’s a wealth of information online about all of us web citizens, and its available to anyone who takes the time to look for it.
This is a little scary. Its incredible how many people still get taken in by Nigerian scams, even today. More personalised phishing emails will surely sucker even more people in.
