Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

phishing "maison"

English translation:

amateur phishing

Added to glossary by Sheila Wilson
May 15, 2009 05:51
14 yrs ago
French term

phishing "maison"

French to English Tech/Engineering Computers: Software
I know what phisihing is of course, but wht is "maison" here please?

Seuls deux phishings "maison" ont survécu : une arnaque à la nigériane, pourtant dûment libellée, et un dating scam.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 amateur phishing
1 home-brewed
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May 20, 2009 15:01: Sheila Wilson Created KOG entry

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amateur phishing

There are the professional ones that on the face of it look quite authentic, and then there are those with mistakes everywhere that are just so amateur I can't believe they bother sending them.

Fraudwatch International - Anti-Phishing Specialists > Phishing ...
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Some amateur phishing emails may contain poor spelling & grammar, no images and may not even attempt to disguise the URL. ...
www.fraudwatchinternational.com/phishing-fraud/phishing-ema...

Most amateur phishing mail ever?
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I got this on one of my public e-mail account this morning. This has got to be the least professional phishing scam I've ever seen! The approach, the.
cboard.cprogramming.com/brief-history-cprogramming-com/57343-most-amateur-phishing-mail-ever.html
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French term (edited): phishing \"maison\"

home-brewed

Or "in-house", "home-made".
"Maison" has the meaning of home-made, with a familiar connotation and light tone.

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-05-15 06:16:27 GMT)
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Sorry, that should have read "home brewed phishing", the confidence level should have been much higher, and the explanation should have been written in better English. Slow morning start, I guess.
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