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TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 12:16 PM Mar 2022

Some problem I just noticed-- when looking at email on my phone, I can't see...

the full headers, so there's no way to tell if the "notice" from Paypal about my card is real. I did not click on the "click here" button, but there's no balloon saying where you'll go if you click.

Neither of these are a problem on my computer, where I use Thunderbird to make checking 4 email accounts a little easier. But, on my Android phone, I have to hit "reply all" to see full headers, and actually go to the site if I want to see what it is.

Turns out it was every bit as suspicious as I thought, but it seemed far too easy to just haphazardly click away and get caught.

The bad guys are getting smarter every day.

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Some problem I just noticed-- when looking at email on my phone, I can't see... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Mar 2022 OP
It is a security issue, no question. Tetrachloride Mar 2022 #1
Never click on such things. lagomorph777 Mar 2022 #2

Tetrachloride

(7,842 posts)
1. It is a security issue, no question.
Fri Mar 25, 2022, 12:19 PM
Mar 2022

Publicity is the way to pressure Google and Apple to care.

Some California Congress people may ne worth contacting.

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