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The Dude
07-25-2007, 11:12 PM
Can you tell a real site from a phony one?
Try this test and learn:
http://www.mcafee.com/phishing_quiz

I got 5/10 right :)

MichelleG.
07-26-2007, 10:22 PM
:woohoo:
I got 7 out of 10 right......the the 2 pay pal questions and the Myspace question I got wrong,go figure

Darth Be'lal
07-26-2007, 11:20 PM
I got 8 out of 10 right. Which ain't bad on my part, dammit.

OldPhart
07-27-2007, 02:48 PM
9 of 10...

don't know crap about myspace... only one I missed

Slevin57
07-29-2007, 01:50 PM
YOU ANSWERED 10 OF 10 QUESTIONS CORRECTLY
Rating: Safety Guru

Nice work! Your practically clairvoyant knowledge of the Web allows you to spot even the most realistic looking spoofed sites. We're impressed!

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XD.

The easiest way is to look at the site address. If the domain is not genuine then it's a fake.

For emails you can do the same thing, the sender will have a false email address most of the time.

Another way is misspelling, these are huge corporations, there are editors to check the spelling :P