User Guides Phishing IQ Test

The astounding response to the first MailFrontier Phishing IQ test, taken by over 225,000 people, successfully raised "phishing" awareness to an all-time high. But with phishing emails increasing daily, it's time for a whole new challenge: the MailFrontier Phishing IQ Test II.
We're back with 10 new suspect "phish" fresh from our collection – all actually received by real people like you. Whether you're brand new or a repeat tester, the question is the same: If you received one of these emails in your inbox – what would you do?
To take the test, click on the link for each question. Then read it, review it, and decide if it's legitimate or a "phish." When you're done with all 10 questions, click "Get Your Score" to find out how well you did. Good luck!

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I got 8 correct out of 10.

 

[Srirama]

nice........

 

[killerz]

Gr8. Very Helpful. Must take quiz .
Thanks for initiating such awareness.
Btw i got 80%

 

[parag1985]

even i got 8 correct.....Thanks n gr8 post.

 

[rohan30186]

gr8 test i must say..they fooled me in the paypal one...I got 9 correct my frnd got 7 correct......

 

[Aladdin]

Kick me hard ! 5/10..... 2 nd division LOL....

 

[thetechmind]

8-10 here (10 chars)

 

[xxESvenomxx-SoM]

I never thought my guessing was this good :S

 

[adityamunshi]

7/10 here.

 

[phoenix844884]

8/10 here. the last two had me completely fooled!

 

[Udit]

I got 8 out of 10 correct.

Got Wells Fargo & Bank of Choice wrong

 

[max_demon]

9/10 , lol i identified last one as Phishing but it was legiment

 

[sarang]

Got 10 on 10. Must try quiz.

 

[6pack]

posted in 2005, bumped yesterday and its not even a guide. its looks like a survey.

 

[Rahul++]

got 9/10.. very good for public awareness about phishing and scams..

 

[Nemesis_41]

woot 9/10

 

[chiron]

I just put in all as phishing without reading and got 7/10.

 

[4m!7]

8 out of 10
is not bad for 11th class student?
is it?

 

[SharekhaN]

I got 9 out of 10, but the email I fumbled had too many US tax related things that I couldnt guess .. Pfft.

 

[spindoctor]

7/10, but only one wrong answer really pissed me off. the one where the the link in the mail is an https://... legit address but when you mouseover, the hyperlink is an http://... separate link. should have picked that up.