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		dpacmittal on Nov 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitcoin phishing attempt Excuse me for being pedantic but how is this a "phishing" attempt?

hatu on Nov 21, 2013 [–]

I thought phishing meant fishing for usernames and passwords. This just seems like a run of the mill stupid scam attempt that happens to say Bitcoin instead of dollars.

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