Even the father of the web gets bitten by a scam website.
Is nothing sacred?
From Techworld:
Speaking ahead of a speech he is due to give this week at Web Science 09 in Athens, Berners Lee made the revelation as he spoke of his dismay at the medium’s dispiriting lack of security.
“The worst thing that has happened to me was when I tried to buy a Christmas present from a company that looked like a bona fide company on the internet and then actually they were a completely fake company. I think I am yet to get the money back, but it wasn’t a lot,” said MIT professor Berners Lee with a helplessness that will strike a chord with the web’s growing number of less famous victims.
This helps to illustrate the point that a phishing site or fraudulent retailer can nail, well, anyone.
Be careful out there.
