Question

Stan loves collecting stamps. he receives an email that appears to come from a​ well-known stamp auction site asking him to reset his username and password. he clicks on the link and it takes him to a site that looks similar to the auction​ site, but the web address is​ "scrambled" and unreadable. he emails the customer service desk at the auction site and discovers they never sent the email. this scenario is an example of attempted

Answer 1

This scenario is an example of attempted Phishing.

Phishing is a process in which fraudulent emails are sent to people asking them about their personal information. For example, they ask them about the passwords of their accounts, so that they can gather their bank account information, or directly ask about the bank details. This technique is used by the hackers frequently now a days.

So in this scenario, Stan is being targeted by the attackers to get his personal information. Because they found out the interests of Stan, and phished him that way.

Answer 2

The scenario in which Stan receives an email that appears to come from a​ well-known stamp auction site but after he emails the customer service desk at the auction site and discovers they never sent the email is an example of attempted phishing. It is an attempt to obtain sensitive information such as passwords, names, credit card details, most often for malicious reasons.