phishing
We get a surprise offer from “Yusaku Maezawaa,” with an extra “a” for “a whole lot of money”
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Master Blaster
Sep 14, 2020 - Tweet
Our writer intentionally gets himself caught up in an online phishing scam—for science!
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Jamie Koide
Apr 27, 2016
Our reporter goes undercover to see what happens when you voluntarily give your information and credit card info to Facebook spammers.
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