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A Reply to a Trainer Who Knows His Students Cheat
03-19-2009 8:48 AM
I am a member of a private community of Microsoft Certified Trainers on a well known networking site.  In the last couple of days one of my colleagues complained that his students were passing their exams by using Brain Dumps, and that these tools diminished the value of the certifications.  He opined that this would not change until Microsoft made... Read More...
by The World According to Mitch
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A Quick Guide to Phinding Phishing
01-11-2009 1:23 PM
The following message appeared in my Junk Mail box today. (These are only the first few lines… it looked complete and quite official) From: paypal.support@520838.com Security Center Advisory! PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by screening accounts daily in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and we need you to verify information to help... Read More...
by Mitch Garvis | with no comments
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Yet Another Internet Scam...
09-03-2008 3:52 PM
The original e-mail arrived in French... not entirely normal to begin with, although not unheard of.  The original text is attached below.  The title translated to ' FW: Free Computer (Verified)!   At first I figured someone was forwarding a Craig's List post to me... people are giving away Pentium machines all the time.  Not so..... Read More...
by Mitch Garvis | with no comments
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Un autre canular sur l'Internet...
09-03-2008 3:47 PM
<Because the original e-mail on which this article is based was in French I decided to write a rudimentary translation for my French readers and friends.> Je ne reçois pas souvent des courriels en français, mais des fois, alors je l'ai regardé prudemment.  Le titre parlé d'un ordi gratuit, et le texte lisait: « Bonjour à tous,  La société... Read More...
by Mitch Garvis | with no comments
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