Rubes by Leigh Rubin for January 28, 2012

…and please bring your firstborn when you return.

Oh, and another thing. Be careful. There are some bad people on these dark streets.

And yet people still fall for it.

There are plenty of real people stupid enough to fall for this.

Johnny: I once received an email that only said “put your Capitol1 account here _________. Put the 4 digit number for the ATM machine (sic) here______. hit return.” I wonder if any who got this did.

and we will give you a free credit check if you sign up for this $13,99 a month credit checking service….

A real government office.

Seems legit.

…and also your router numbers.

Sounds legit.

Yes, Clark, I know. Thus the “sic” placed inside the quotes. It was intended to show how obvious it was that the sender wasn’t the most clever of phishers.

All your info will be kept safe and sound in a Nigerian bank account.