Well, I guess I didn’t compleely understand all of the steps you took. I was just thinking about the scam emails that are abundant out there that misdirect people to what looks like a legitimate web address, like ebay or paypal. The recommendation in those cases is to type the url as you know it into your browser rather than click the link in the email.
The other side of scamming is more on the "social engineering" front, where people are led to believe something that is not true, through pure trust – the worst kind if you ask me.
I really hope you can get some leads on this…
