Comments on: Use Grammar to Catch Phish http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/ Content Marketing, SEO Copywriting, Blog Consulting Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:10:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karen Swim http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3347 Karen Swim Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:43:48 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3347 LOL! Now I feel pretty lucky that I'm not getting as many as you. I also worry that I'm going to delete that real message that tells me I've won something. ;-) Karen LOL! Now I feel pretty lucky that I’m not getting as many as you. I also worry that I’m going to delete that real message that tells me I’ve won something. ;-)

Karen

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 Brad Shorr Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:30:19 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3342 Karen, only 5-7 a day? I'm jealous. I get two or three times as much. What worries me is one day I'm going to delete a message where I actually won $1 million. :) Karen, only 5-7 a day? I’m jealous. I get two or three times as much. What worries me is one day I’m going to delete a message where I actually won $1 million. :)

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3333 Karen Swim Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:12:49 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3333 Brad, great point. I always laugh at the poorly written messages and wonder "who believes this stuff?" Lately I win money daily. The messages are hilarious and I am getting 5-7 per day. Okay actually not so funny anymore because of the volume but the first few were pretty funny. Brad, great point. I always laugh at the poorly written messages and wonder “who believes this stuff?” Lately I win money daily. The messages are hilarious and I am getting 5-7 per day. Okay actually not so funny anymore because of the volume but the first few were pretty funny.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Brad Shorr Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:52:26 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3309 GL, Sorry to disappoint you, but yes, you might have trouble collecting. I won $48 million last week and haven't seen a dime. Jeanne, thanks for the hovering tip. Some of the PayPal emails look more authentic than others, that's for sure. GL, Sorry to disappoint you, but yes, you might have trouble collecting. I won $48 million last week and haven’t seen a dime. Jeanne, thanks for the hovering tip. Some of the PayPal emails look more authentic than others, that’s for sure.

]]> By: Jeanne Dininni http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3304 Jeanne Dininni Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:37:17 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3304 Brad, These phishing e-mails are very often very poorly written--thank goodness. But I've also received a few that were very professionally done--almost frighteningly so. So it isn't enough to look for spelling or grammatical errors. You also need to pass your cursor over the link they ask you to click (without clicking) and see what irregularities you find in the URL you'd be taken to if you were to click. This can be an education in itself! It's also a good policy to never click a link in an e-mail unless you're absolutely certain where it came from. There's really so much more to the issue, because often it involves being taken to spoof websites; and it's important to know how to spot them. I've written several blog posts about these two related topics at Writer's Notes. I usually get one or more "PayPal" e-mails every day; and lately I've been getting them from "e-Bay," too, along with all the others I regularly receive. Sure wish these people would find something more constructive to do. Jeanne Brad,

These phishing e-mails are very often very poorly written–thank goodness. But I’ve also received a few that were very professionally done–almost frighteningly so. So it isn’t enough to look for spelling or grammatical errors. You also need to pass your cursor over the link they ask you to click (without clicking) and see what irregularities you find in the URL you’d be taken to if you were to click. This can be an education in itself! It’s also a good policy to never click a link in an e-mail unless you’re absolutely certain where it came from.

There’s really so much more to the issue, because often it involves being taken to spoof websites; and it’s important to know how to spot them. I’ve written several blog posts about these two related topics at Writer’s Notes.

I usually get one or more “PayPal” e-mails every day; and lately I’ve been getting them from “e-Bay,” too, along with all the others I regularly receive. Sure wish these people would find something more constructive to do.

Jeanne

]]> By: gl hoffman http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3301 gl hoffman Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:27:08 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3301 Ah NUTS. I suppose this means I shouldn't be waiting by my mailbox for that Nigerian money I won from the lottery there? Ah NUTS. I suppose this means I shouldn’t be waiting by my mailbox for that Nigerian money I won from the lottery there?

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3288 Brad Shorr Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:12:23 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3288 Jesse, after writing this post, I've noticed most of these emails really do have lots of errors. Tom, thanks for the Stumble and Digg! You wonder why the scammers don't pay more attention to detail, considering how clever and conniving they must be. Jesse, after writing this post, I’ve noticed most of these emails really do have lots of errors. Tom, thanks for the Stumble and Digg! You wonder why the scammers don’t pay more attention to detail, considering how clever and conniving they must be.

]]> By: Tom Lindstrom http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3287 Tom Lindstrom Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:42:17 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3287 Nice post! (Stumbled and Dugg!) Lucky for us that these scammers seldom check spelling errors.Makes it easier for us to spot them.I receive only those nigerian scam letters once in a while, but none from "PayPal" as of yet.English is not my first language, I may be easier to fool with this kind of scam. Nice post! (Stumbled and Dugg!) Lucky for us that these scammers seldom check spelling errors.Makes it easier for us to spot them.I receive only those nigerian scam letters once in a while, but none from “PayPal” as of yet.English is not my first language, I may be easier to fool with this kind of scam.

]]> By: Jesse Hines http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3282 Jesse Hines Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:18:24 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3282 "Careful reading and a spell check are sometimes all it takes to spot a scam." Interesting tip. Makes sense too. “Careful reading and a spell check are sometimes all it takes to spot a scam.”

Interesting tip. Makes sense too.

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/comment-page-1/#comment-3281 Brad Shorr Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:42:38 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/copywriting/use-grammar-to-catch-phish/#comment-3281 Robyn, I actually used to fall for some of these until I started reading them closely. Robyn, I actually used to fall for some of these until I started reading them closely.

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