Comments on: ohare-airport.org link scam: phishing for pagerank http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/ Open information and technology. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: david http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2370 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:32:19 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2370 Thanks, Alla. There are two points to consider:

1. That disclaimer wasn’t there when I made the original posting.

2. Review the e-mail that I quote in the posting. Whether the site designer was phishing or not, the author of the e-mail definitely was.

]]> By: Alla http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2369 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:24:25 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2369 Google ohare , you will run across other o-hare airport websites that are “unofficial”, like this one: http://www.chicago-ord.com/, which the city of Chicago site also doesn’t mention (why would they,if they want people to go to their site?)

Also, if you look at the bottom of the main page, you will see the following message “This website is a privately owned independent guide to Chicago O’Hare International Airport designed to provide accurate and comprehensive information for the travelers. We are in no way associated with or authorized by the Chicago Airport System and neither that entity nor any of its affiliates have licensed or endorsed us.”

Moreover, i know the people that put the site together, it’s not a phishing site.

]]> By: david http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2368 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:37:52 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2368 Hiberya: the real site for the Detroit Airport is metroairport.com.

]]> By: Hiberya http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2367 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:33:34 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2367 interesting, I’m confised.

michigan-airport dot com net org are the same thing

]]> By: david http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2366 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:43:49 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2366 Brandon: not just “a new web site”, but “the new Chicago O’Hare International Airport website.” It’s possible that there’s enough weasel room there to survive a court action, but there’s no question that the intent of the e-mail is to deceive.

]]> By: Brandon http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2365 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:23:02 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2365 I didn’t see that they were asking to “update the link”. Just said that they launched a “new website”, which is not the same as the official site. I think you read too much into it.

]]> By: Jan! http://quoderat.megginson.com/2009/05/22/ohare-airportorg-link-scam-phishing-for-pagerank/#comment-2364 Fri, 22 May 2009 14:56:20 +0000 http://www.megginson.com/blogs/quoderat/?p=247#comment-2364 detroit-airport dot org is the same thing.

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