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		miles on June 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I was seven words away from being spear-phished A case of "flattery will get you everywhere": > I received a very flattering email from the University of Cambridge, asking me to judge the Adam Smith Prize for Economics ... > I wouldn’t say I’m an “expert” in economics exactly, but the university’s request wasn’t that surprising. I do have a subscription to The Economist ... > I’ve read a few books by Paul Krugman, but aside from that have never studied or practiced economics

proactivesvcs on June 26, 2019 [–]

Which, in my experience, is not a typical tactic employed by phishers. Usually it's greed (Here's $50 million for you) or alarm (You've been hacked!).

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