Phishing IQ Test

**NetRyder** · March 1st, 2005

Heeter's thread reminded me of this little quiz that I took a couple of weeks ago. Basically, it displays 10 emails and you have to decide whether they're real or fraudulent.

See how you do

http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.html

I was able to get 9/10
Don't read until you take the quiz:

logisticprism · March 1st, 2005

damn i got 9/10 also.

tom9042 · March 1st, 2005

I got 8 out of 10 correct. I also was wrong on an account I actually have -- Chase.

Thanks for bringing this test to my attention.

**Maveric169** · March 1st, 2005

I got 6 out of 10, I thought too many were phishing attempts. But then again I follow a simple rule, NEVER follow a link via email. I will use my browser and go dirrectly to the site.

**Tittles** · March 1st, 2005

80%...got the chase and mutual ones wrong.

Bluke · March 1st, 2005

Got 10/10, Kind of tricky on some of them but if you read the address bar at the bottom it tells you what domain it's coming from. So you can know if it's legit. If it's ebay.domainnamehere.com, it would be fake and they would be using a subdomain, but if it's sales.ebay.com it should be legit as ebay does have subdomains.

**sean.ferguson** · March 1st, 2005

You got 9 out of 10 correct, or 90 %

i got the capitol one card wrong

Ferral_Imp · March 1st, 2005

I got 9 out of 10 right. I got the chase one wrong.

**LordOfLA** · March 1st, 2005

I got capitalone and bank of america wrong. URL's threw me.. bfi0.com ???

**NetRyder** · March 1st, 2005

Originally Posted by LordOfLA

URL's threw me.. bfi0.com ???

Yeah, same here. That was a weird one.

**Kush** · March 1st, 2005

i got 8 out of 10 but i got ones that were legit as fraud so its ok, i was being extra safe

**xsivforce** · March 1st, 2005

8/10 - Bank of America and Capitol One wrong.

melon · March 1st, 2005

Whoo hoo....10/10 correct. The link would often give it away, but the specific content of the message really made the difference for me.

Melon

**Admiral Michael** · March 1st, 2005

8/10 here.

apu95 · March 1st, 2005

8/10 too....i screwed up paypal (ive no idea how that happened, i use paypal all the time, lol) and washington mutual.

Edit: i see it now, duh, i didnt look at that signup link in the bottom ¬_¬

synical33 · March 1st, 2005

damn i got 80% also but that is good though
when it comes to banking i usually know what is what i mean one should know where they bank and how they perform there online banking right!

**falconguard** · March 1st, 2005

9/10 for me, believe it or not I got MSN wrong, Doh!

ApparitionX · March 8th, 2005

8/10 here, but like mafia.69, I pointed the finger at a few legit ones being extra parano...er "safe". :P

**SPeedY_B** · March 8th, 2005

Made another test for you all to take: http://speedyb.osnn.net/phishing.php

good luck.

**Mastershakes** · March 8th, 2005

LOL - I like Speedy's test. Second question is the best quiz question ever.

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #1
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Phishing IQ Test Heeter's thread reminded me of this little quiz that I took a couple of weeks ago. Basically, it displays 10 emails and you have to decide whether they're real or fraudulent. See how you do http://survey.mailfrontier.com/survey/quiztest.html I was able to get 9/10 Don't read until you take the quiz: http://kunal.kundaje.net

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logisticprism Time Dr. Freeman? Joined: August 2004 Posts: 203 Reputation: 80 Power: 98	Re: Phishing IQ Test damn i got 9/10 also. Bertilak: 12" Powerbook G4 867 mhz 640 ddr ram Jett: Athlon XP 2500+ Oced to 3200+ \| DFI NFII Ultra Infinity \| 2x512mb Corsair ddr400 ram \| ATI Radeon 9800 Pro \| Soundblaster Audigy Platinum \| Plextor px712a dvd writer \| WD Raptor SATA 74 gb hdd \| WD Caviar SATA 250 gb hdd

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #3
tom9042 OSNN Senior Addict Joined: December 2002 Location: New Jersey Posts: 314 Reputation: 440 Power: 123	Re: Phishing IQ Test I got 8 out of 10 correct. I also was wrong on an account I actually have -- Chase. Thanks for bringing this test to my attention. Life is too important to be taken seriously.

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Maveric169 The Voices Talk to Me Joined: December 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 1,148 Reputation: 130 Power: 128	Re: Phishing IQ Test I got 6 out of 10, I thought too many were phishing attempts. But then again I follow a simple rule, NEVER follow a link via email. I will use my browser and go dirrectly to the site. Disclaimer: Past performace and emerging trends are not always accurate predictors for future events. Consult your employeer reguarding overtime possibilies incase I am wrong and you have to buy more stuff. AMD Athlon 64 3000+ \| Gigabyte GA-K8NS Mobo \| 1 Gig Crucial XMS Ram \| Maxtor 200GB Sata Drive 8Meg Cache Primary Drive \| 60GB Backup Drive \| ATI 9550 \| Antec Trio 430W PSU \| Custom Case *Check out my new website* *http://13-dragons.net/*

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Bluke OSNN Junior Addict Joined: February 2005 Location: The Frozen North Posts: 3 Reputation: 0 Power: 0	Re: Phishing IQ Test Got 10/10, Kind of tricky on some of them but if you read the address bar at the bottom it tells you what domain it's coming from. So you can know if it's legit. If it's ebay.domainnamehere.com, it would be fake and they would be using a subdomain, but if it's sales.ebay.com it should be legit as ebay does have subdomains.

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #7
sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 130	Re: Phishing IQ Test You got 9 out of 10 correct, or 90 % i got the capitol one card wrong Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #8
Ferral_Imp OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: PA Posts: 685 Reputation: 90 Power: 108	Re: Phishing IQ Test I got 9 out of 10 right. I got the chase one wrong.

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #9
LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Phishing IQ Test I got capitalone and bank of america wrong. URL's threw me.. bfi0.com ??? If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #10
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Re: Phishing IQ Test Originally Posted by LordOfLA URL's threw me.. bfi0.com ??? Yeah, same here. That was a weird one. http://kunal.kundaje.net

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #11
Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 185	Re: Phishing IQ Test i got 8 out of 10 but i got ones that were legit as fraud so its ok, i was being extra safe If Someones post is helpful or makes you laugh, reward the person by clicking on this button--->

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #12
xsivforce Prodigal Son Joined: February 2002 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 8,542 Reputation: 1410 Power: 225	Re: Phishing IQ Test 8/10 - Bank of America and Capitol One wrong. I miss you allllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

March 1st, 2005	Top \| #13
melon MS-DOS 2.0 Joined: February 2002 Location: Ásgarðr Posts: 854 Reputation: 420 Power: 138	Re: Phishing IQ Test Whoo hoo....10/10 correct. The link would often give it away, but the specific content of the message really made the difference for me. Melon http://www.xeidon.com / .org / .net

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Admiral Michael Michaelsoft Systems CEO Joined: February 2003 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Canada Earth Posts: 3,125 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 2216 Power: 166	Re: Phishing IQ Test 8/10 here. Apple MacBook Pro Intel Quad-Core i7 2GHz \| Corsair 8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory \| WD 750GB 7200RPM Black Edition SATA Hard Drive \| Intel HD Graphics 3000/AMD Radeon HD 6490M 256MB GDDR5 \| 15.4" LED backlit glossy screen @ 1440x900 \| Dual Band Airport Wireless/Bluetooth \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Thunderbolt I/O \| Built-in Webcam \| Backlit Keyboard \| Firewire 800 \| DVDRW \| OS X Lion 10.7.1 My Site \| My DVD Collection \| Your Chevrolet Guy

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apu95 Caffeine-->Code Converter Joined: April 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 502 Reputation: 60 Power: 128	Re: Phishing IQ Test 8/10 too....i screwed up paypal (ive no idea how that happened, i use paypal all the time, lol) and washington mutual. Edit: i see it now, duh, i didnt look at that signup link in the bottom ¬_¬ Telepathic: Q6600, 4 GB, HD3650, Audigy, Win7 64 Phantom: P4 3.0 800 FSB, D865GBFL, 512 DDR400, Radeon 9200 128, SB Live 5.1, WD 80gb, 16x DVD, Samsung SW-204B 40x24x40 CD-RW Psychic: ASUS M50SV: Core 2 Duo T8100, 3GB DDR2, nVidia 9500GS, 250GB (Win7), BluRay, 802.11b/g/n

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synical33 X2 & Lovin' It Joined: July 2004 Location: California, US Posts: 313 Reputation: 110 Power: 100	Re: Phishing IQ Test damn i got 80% also but that is good though when it comes to banking i usually know what is what i mean one should know where they bank and how they perform there online banking right!

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ApparitionX Sick of it all. Joined: April 2004 Posts: 117 Reputation: 10 Power: 100	Re: Phishing IQ Test 8/10 here, but like mafia.69, I pointed the finger at a few legit ones being extra parano...er "safe". :P

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SPeedY_B I may actually be insane. Joined: March 2002 Location: Midlands, England Posts: 15,800 Reputation: 2877 Power: 310	Re: Phishing IQ Test Made another test for you all to take: http://speedyb.osnn.net/phishing.php good luck. 1. SPeedYB.co.uk 2. CamPortal.co.uk 3. MacIRC.co.uk

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Mastershakes OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,721 Reputation: 1040 Power: 124	Re: Phishing IQ Test LOL - I like Speedy's test. Second question is the best quiz question ever.