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The follwing mail just landed on my inbox spam folder(thanks to Google). I could not resist but laugh at the infinite stupidity hidden in the phishing mail. I wonder how much more stupid the person who falls into that trap has to be. Subject:  Confirm your ip address Dear Value Customer, True our promise to keep your HDFC netbanking account safe and secure from fraudsters, our online security team has discovered some foreign ip Log Ons to your account from the following IPs : 812.164.72.212 ,195.93.21.10, 195.93.21.34 Due to this,your netbanking has been blocked for your safety until you confirm your IP address . Click here to confirm your Ip. Please understand that this is a new security measure brought into HDFC Netbanking for the security of your internet banking activities. Best Regards. The HDFC Netbanking Security Department Team. © 2008 HDFC Bank Ltd. All rights reserved. Ok Now that you h...

Times of India has again done the unthinkable. Its misguiding its readers completely by its flawed headline which says Opt for e-fling tax, get discounts But whats there actually is an advertisement straight out of a leaflet from some company called Taxsmile. It says, pay Taxsmile for e-filing of your tax and you will get a lot of discounts and prizes. Thats outright stupid to have as a story. If I have to e-file my taxes should not I head over to https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/index.do . Why should I bother to pay someone else for it. And as I have for previous two years, I have found it really simple. So Times of India instead of simply explaining how to do an e-filing, has advertised for a company. Smart people. I guess Times of India is getting itself into a reputation of being an untrustworthy news source, the latest being http://wearethebest.wordpress.com/2009/07/18/25-years-moved-so-quickly-it-seems-like-just-12/ . Probably its good enough for the Page3 a...