Spoofing & April Fools

When Melissa and I get home from work, we usually trade stories about what we did that day at work! It typically involves lots of IT acronyms and medical terms, just to show how little we really know about what we each do! Lots of "pic-lines" and "heart caths" and "IV tubes" positioned against "VBScript," ".NET" and "WMI."

Today Melissa told me that she got an email saying she had won $200! "Really?!" I asked? She responded that all she had to do was put in her Debit Card, Pin Number, Security Code, and Expiration Date. Of Course she didn't give out our information and we all know that this email was "Spam" (or the technical term would be "spoofing")....but it just blew my mind to see how ridiculous the ploys have become to steal money and identities. I saved a picture for posterity of the crazy attempt to steal my life and $.

So this is kind of a "reverse" April fools...it is more like a reminder or warning! Phone, Email, Mail...it comes from everywhere. No, you didn't hit the lottery, the son of deposed king of Nigeria does not want to give you money (reference to The Office), and sending a certified check to someone will not return 100% profit!