Paypal pfishing attempt

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Gmail phishing expedition

This is clearly a phish attempt. The perpetrator even had the nerve to use a gmail address.

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication (Wikipedia). 

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date Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:47 PM
subject Google Verification

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Google rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that due to malicious attacks on our database, We have decided to upgrade our database system with enhanced security and as a result of this security upgrade, we require you to verify your Information. Failure to verify your information might result in account suspension. Please click the reply button and fill the below spaces as requested.

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Another Mini-Madoff sentenced to 20 years for financial fraud

www.chinaview.cn 2009-07-14 10:31:04

NEW YORK, July 13 (Xinhua) -- A New York lawyer was sentenced to 20 years in prison Monday for financial fraud, following arch swindler Bernard Madoff's imprisonment of 150 years last month.

Marc Dreier, a lawyer in Manhattan, admitted he had stole more than 46 million dollars from hedge funds by selling them fake promissory notes.

Dreier's lawyers asked the court to sentence him only 10 years in prison, however, Dreier was assumed to be sentenced to as long as 145 years in jail. His judge Jed Rakoff sentenced him 20 years in prison, which was obviously much shorter than expected.

Dreier, 59, graduated from Yale University and Harvard Law School, and then became a lawyer in Manhattan. On May 11, 2009, he pledged guilty to eight charges including money laundering, securities fraud and wire fraud.

Dreier reportedly spent a huge amount of money to maintain his luxury lifestyle. He had an ocean view luxury apartment on the Upper East Side New York. He also has several expensive cars and a 18-million-dollar yacht. His office had a large number of art collections including Picasso and Warhol's works. The estimate value of his collections was 40 million dollars.

Editor: Zhang Xiang

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/14/content_11705608.htm

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