[SpamCop-List] Re: Phishers gone wild?

[Larry Kilgallen]

In article <nobody-AC1DAE.12460030012004 at news.spamcop.net>, Ray <nobody at spamcop.net> writes:
> I check my mail this morning and along with the usual spew were messages 
> from Earthlink (the 5th this week), CitiBank and eBay all wanting my 
> credit card numbers.
> 
> I don't have an account with CitiBank and I've never used eBay. I do use 
> Earthlink, but 5 in one week?
> 
> Are the phishers getting desperate? Are they really stupid? What sort of 
> moron falls for this stuff?

First of all, one who _does_ have such an account, which is a certain
percentage of the recipients.