There's a toll bridge between Indiana & Kentucky. If you don't have a fast pass you'll get a bill in the mail after a month or so. Same way on E470 around Denver
RTT...20-20 hindsight.
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I get those all the time too.
Also get ones saying unable to process Netflix payment but this one was new.
Easy things to look for:
- email address.: iowadot.govnqy? If it was legit it might be .gov but the nqy is a dead giveaway.
- no DOT logo: Including an official logo does not mean it is legit, but not including one makes it definitely bogus.
- spelling errors: "to bandle the fine"
- also: Traffic cameras in Iowa do not go against your licensing. They are charged to the vehicle but not the driver since they can't prove who was driving.
- and finally: they mail you, not text you. And when they do they include a picture of your vehicle and clearly state details like the location of the infraction, date/time, speed limit and speed you were going.
This reminds me of something.
My employer's IT department will occasionally send out fake phishing emails to try to catch employees and teach them to not fall into their trap. Great idea, right? We are supposed to flag them as spam/phishing.
Well our site IT guy will send out an email to everyone at our location (~150-200 users) identifying the email and asking everyone to flag it as spam. I'm sure he gets evaluated on the response rate and tagged for people who fall for it. Should I say something to him about how he is defeating the purpose of the fake spam? The people who need to learn from this aren't because of his end around.
My employer's IT department will occasionally send out fake phishing emails to try to catch employees and teach them to not fall into their trap. Great idea, right? We are supposed to flag them as spam/phishing.
Well our site IT guy will send out an email to everyone at our location (~150-200 users) identifying the email and asking everyone to flag it as spam. I'm sure he gets evaluated on the response rate and tagged for people who fall for it. Should I say something to him about how he is defeating the purpose of the fake spam? The people who need to learn from this aren't because of his end around.
I did speak to him today and he shared that each time a user gets caught the user has to go to a long training session. Apparently we have some users who continue to click on every link they see in every email - time and time again. It is self preservation since apparently we can't afford to be without a couple dozen employees from the same work unit every time one of these goes out. I get it, I don't have to like it but I get it.
I guess they aren't as concerned about these users since they really have access to very few applications so spam will likely just mess with their email.
Can't believe I forgot this one:
address/salutation: If they are sending something like this to you they will address it to the vehicle owner not just a generic unaddressed form letter. So it would start something like:
Mr. Cyclone Rulzzz,
Traffic cameras caught your vehicle (Iowa plate # CYRULZZ) speeding...
A generic communication not even identifying the intended recipient is a huge red flag.
They used to send out fake spam as well where I worked. If you clicked the link you got a notification that you fell for it and had to take the spam/ phishing training again. There were some people that fell for it a lot.
I was in Denver couple of years ago and didn't even realize I was on toll roads until the rental car company sent me a notice that they were charging my credit card for them a couple of months later.
Coverage of the Kentucky Derby started at 1:30. Does anyone actually sit and watch them talk about it for all that time?
Golden Temple(?) The longest shot in the race. From 1st to last I heard on the radio. I need to look on line and watch it.
I'm back...and it looks like I have a spit ton of reading to catch up on. I have not had access t the site since my second day in Tokyo.
Second day in Tokyo I tried to access, and in oversized red font the site informed me that I had been blocekd as a potential source of all kinds of bad juju. This continued until I got home and logged in on my computer. Now both are working fine.
Hey, @ChrisWilliams, is there a block on IPs from SE Asia?
huh...is that not his screen name on here anymore?
Second day in Tokyo I tried to access, and in oversized red font the site informed me that I had been blocekd as a potential source of all kinds of bad juju. This continued until I got home and logged in on my computer. Now both are working fine.
Hey, @ChrisWilliams, is there a block on IPs from SE Asia?
huh...is that not his screen name on here anymore?
