All Intensive Purposes

I got the following e-mail today, complete with some nifty, authentic-looking HTML graphics not reproduced here:

From: RBC Support Group
To: [tyslothrop]
Subject: Security Tip: Prevent unautorized access to your account!
Date: Dec 8, 2005 3:21 AM


Dear Sir/Madam,

RBC Financial Group always looks forward for the high security of our clients. Some customers have been receiving an email claiming to be from RBC Financial Group advising them to follow a link to what appear to be a RBC Financial Group web site, where they are prompted to enter their personal Online Banking details. RBC Financial Group is in no way involved with this email and the web site does not belong to us. RBC Financial Group is proud to announce about their new updated secure system. We updated our new SSL servers to give our customers a better, fast and secure online banking service. Due to the recent update of the servers, you are requested to please update your account info at the following link.

https://www1.royalbank.com/english/netaction/sgne.html

RBC Financial GroupSecurity AdvisorRBC Financial Group

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The audacity of warning people about the con before unveiling the con is fantastic. Fantastic! One only wishes the proofreading was a little better, and that some of (the first sentence, say) didn't sounds like it was translated into English. Also, would real bankers be sending e-mail at 3:21 a.m.?