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A case of "flattery will get you everywhere": > I received a very flattering email from the University of Cambridge, asking me to judge the Adam Smith Prize fo
by miles 7y ago
A case of "flattery will get you everywhere":
> I received a very flattering email from the University of Cambridge, asking me to judge the Adam Smith Prize for Economics ...
> I wouldn’t say I’m an “expert” in economics exactly, but the university’s request wasn’t that surprising. I do have a subscription to The Economist ...
> I’ve read a few books by Paul Krugman, but aside from that have never studied or practiced economics
- proactivesvcs 7y agoWhich, in my experience, is not a typical tactic employed by phishers. Usually it's greed (Here's $50 million for you) or alarm (You've been hacked!).