...the year 2000. At least Case Western Reserve University had a sense of humor about the whole thing. It created a Y2K spoof site complete with antique photos, Old West fonts and a sticker boasting ''Yahoo's 1 Most Wired College of 1899...

...think they can't be fooled are the best targets. Despite my own general caution, I very nearly fell for a PayPal spoof site earlier this year. What saved me was a previous encounter with con artists that has left me forever wary, and profoundly...