Clever

Received this email today. I'd never heard of the sender, nor had I subscribed to anything like this. So I was thinking I needed to unsubscribe.

But on a closer look, I saw some things that made me think twice:



First I noticed the email address is @gmail.com - if it really was from ChinaWatch, then it wouldn't be from a domain you can use anonymously. Then I hovered my mouse over the shortcut link - and no URL was displayed.

So I came to conclusion that this is a very professional attempt to get me to click on the link and download spyware.

But what made me laugh were the topics in the email -

• Ways to fight against frauds by local Chinese businesses – sale authorization
• Ten steps in cheating: true story of a cheating business in China
• Ways to fight against frauds by local Chinese businesses – in software sector
• Nothing seems impossible for trick makers

Perhaps the newsletter is being truthful overall!