Viruses and Famous People: an Effective Formula for Spreading Malware - USA

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I have to admit that I have never gotten any of these false e-mail attachments, though I am certainly counting my blessings as I could certainly understand someone letting their curiousity get the better of them. Another case of "if it's too good to be true, it probably is". One thing I find interesting is the use of the term "social engineering techniques" in place of better words like "deceitful" or "fraudulent". I have seen that term used before by a former "social engineer" [i.e. con artist] but it seems to me that using such a relatively innocuous term lessens one's ability to be appropriately cautious.