"Smoothest Phishing Email I've Ever Seen": Account Lockout Notice Hides Double Trap
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-11-02
Investor Stewart Alsop III shared a remarkably polished phishing email: disguised as an FNBO Direct bank notice saying the account was locked after multiple failed login attempts, it lures recipients into clicking "Forgot Password" or calling the number in the email. He called it a "Schrödinger's nightmare" — who's the hacker: the person trying to log into the account, or the one who sent the email? This type of attack tactic is becoming increasingly common.
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