> There's a "spill over" associated with the general enlightenment
> effect of the internet. Soon the only folks dumb enough to fall for
> Republicon rhetoric will be too dumb to manage any online accounts.
>
> Compare Paypal on Phishing With Well Know GOP Strategy:
>
> Paypal On Phishing:
>
> Things to look for in scam email and websites.
> Fraudulent email and websites are designed to deceive you and can be
> difficult to distinguish from the real thing.
>
> GOP:
>
> Things to look for in scam politicians and right wing websites.
>
> Fraudulent Republicon politicians and political rhetoric are designed
> to deceive you and can be difficult to distinguish from a politician
> who's acting in your interest.
>
> Paypal:
>
> Whenever you get an email about your PayPal account, the safest and
> easiest course of action is to open a new browser,
typehttps://www.paypal.com,
> and log in to your PayPal account directly. Do not click on any link
> in an email that requests personal information.
>
> GOP:
>
> Whenever you hear a Republicon hide behind the troops you know he
> wants to lower your income with tax cuts for the rich. The safest and
> easiest action is to vote Democrat.
>
> Paypal:
>
> How to spot a phishing email.
>
> There are many telltale signs of a fraudulent email.
>
> Sender's Email Address. To give you a false sense of security, the
> "From" line may include an official-looking email address that may
> actually be copied from a genuine one. The email address can easily be
> altered - it's not an indication of the validity of any email
> communication.
> Generic Email Greeting. A typical phishing email will have a generic
> greeting, such as "Dear User." Note: All PayPal emails will greet you
> by your first and last name.
>
> GOP:
>
> How to spot a Republicon.
>
> There are many telltale signs of a fraudulent GOP politician.
>
> He'll try to pretend he's concerned about _your_ income by supporting
> tax cuts for the rich.
>
> Paypal:
>
> False Sense of Urgency. Most phishing emails try to deceive you with
> the threat that your account will be in jeopardy if it's not updated
> right away. An email that urgently requests you to supply sensitive
> personal information is typically fraudulent.
>
> GOP:
>
> False Sense of Urgency. Most gush hyping of WMD is only to try to
> deceive you with a threat that your life will be in jeopardy if we
> don't invade an oil rich despotism right away. A Republicon that
> urgently requests you to invade an oil rich despotism and to support
> tax cuts for the rich or become a "Saddam lover" is typically
> fraudulent.
>
> Repugs also had a false sense of urgency with their school vouchers
> scam until I mentioned "vouchers for home skoolin'."
>
> Paypal:
>
> Fake Links. Many phishing emails have a link that looks valid, but
> sends you to a fraudulent site that may or may not have an URL
> different from the link. Always check where a link is going before you
> click. Move your mouse over the URL in the email and look at the URL
> in the browser. As always, if it looks suspicious, don't click it.
> Open a new browser window, and
typehttps://www.paypal.com.
>
> GOP Strategy:
>
> Fake representatives. Many Republicon politicians are gay but look
> straight and vote against gay rights. The Repug politician sends you
> to a fraudulent culture war while never telling you ave. mean income
> is over $60/hour.
>
> Always check to see if the Repug will discuss economic issues like
> disparity of wealth. Move your mouse over to the search button and
> Google his name + "average mean income" and then do the same for the
> host of social issues we all know he loves to hype.
>
> As always, if it looks suspiciously like there are more hits for "flag
> burning" "abortion" and "gay marriage" than economic issues then don't
> click on the Republicon's name at the ballot box. Vote Democrat.
>
> Paypal:
>
> Attachments. Similar to fake links, attachments can be used in
> phishing emails and are dangerous. Never click on an attachment. It
> could cause you to download spyware or a virus. PayPal will never
> email you an attachment or a software update to install on your
> computer.
> How to spot a spoof (fraudulent) website.
>
> A phishing email will usually try to direct you to a fraudulent
> website that mimics the appearance of a popular website or company.
> The spoof website will request your personal information, such as
> credit card number, Social Security number, or account password.
>
> You think you are giving information to a trusted company when, in
> fact, you are supplying it to an online criminal.
>
> Deceptive URLs.
> Be cautious. Some fraudsters will insert a fake browser address bar
> over the real one, making it appear that you're on a legitimate
> website. Follow these precautions: Even if an URL contains the word
> "PayPal," it may not be a PayPal site.
>
> Examples of fake PayPal addresses:
>
http://signin.paypal....@
10.19.32.4/http://83.16.123.18/pp/update.htm?=https://www.paypal.com/=cmd_login_accesswww...
> Always log in to PayPal by opening a new browser and typing in the
>
following:https://www.paypal.com.
> The term "https" should precede any web address (or URL) where you
> enter personal information. The "s" stands for secure. If you don't
> see "https," you're not in a secure web session, and you should not
> enter data.
> Out-of-place lock icon.
> Make sure there is a secure lock icon in the status bar at the bottom
> of the browser window. Many fake sites will put this icon inside the
> window to deceive you.
>
> Part 3: Fighting Phishing
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> End of comparisons.
>
> The contrast is that fighting Republicon scams is much easier than
> fighting phishing. Just vote Democrat.
>
> That's how it is easy to predict that all those who manage online
> accounts will be too smart to fall for Republicon scams.
>
> Bret Cahill
