Dick Tracy by Mike Curtis and Charles Ettinger for August 29, 2012

From Wikipedia: Phishing is attempting to acquire information (and sometimes, indirectly, money) such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Communications purporting to be from popular social web sites, auction sites, online payment processors or IT administrators are commonly used to lure the unsuspecting public. Phishing emails may contain links to websites that are infected with malware. Phishing is typically carried out by e-mail spoofing or instant messaging, and it often directs users to enter details at a fake website whose look and feel are almost identical to the legitimate one.

this strip is great, can’t wait for it every day

Phishface’s favorite band: PhishFavorite baseball player: Mike Trout

Favorite Team : The Marlins.

Least Favorite Song : Fish Heads by Barnes & Barnes

I have a feeling that Themesong may “Do the Tracy” real soon. That may become Phishface’s least favorite song. (grin)

a real snake in the grass don’t you think?

Favorite oldie: “Too Many Fish In The Sea” by The Marvelettes

Another not so favorite song: “Fish Ain’t Bitin’” by Lamont Dozier

Talk about art imitating life, DrSid1 has it exactly right. OH, his favorite Hall of Famer, Catfish Hunter!

do these guys make infomercials for TV yet?

Favorite ice cream flavor: Ben & Jerry’s “Phish Food.”

Phishface runs a phishing racket from a subterranean (subaquatic?) hideout beneath the city aquarium! —And with a full electronics set-up, including computers and servers!How do these mad-scientist types get these elaborate set-ups without anyone ever noticing? Arthur Curry paid the price when he somehow learned of it; yet he was head of the aquarium, for heaven’s sake!

Good morning everyone…

Thank heaven for PayPal!

Favorite card game: Go Fish.

SEVENTEEN?!?!?! CURSES!! FOILED AGAIN!!! lol! wow, all this from underneath an aquarium huh? wonder if “Johnny Law” ever retrieved the barracuda from Panda’s place and transferred it to phishface’s aquarium… that would be a neat twist lol. and to all you doubters… YES! honeymoon and aster get tied into the new storyline… i bet junior and sparkle’s credit card bills are gonna go thru the ROOF in a matter of days! lol! btw.. WHERE IN THE WORLD IS JOE TRACY?!??!

Quite an operation. I wonder if they have other people working for them in other locations/countries.

When Phishface drives a vehicle, does it always begin to fishtail?

Previously, Themesong was radio DJ – now she’s turned into a pop star.

Did anyone mention that “chum” is bloody fish parts used to attract fish or sharks in order to catch them?

At the risk of being nit-picky, it’s computer disk (not disc). Then again, Chum may not know any better.

I got one of Phishface’s e-mails a few days ago, claiming to be from the FBI! (Honestly, not kidding.)

I had a feeling this was going to be cyber-crime-related (“Phishface”)…

Do Phishface’s glasses have fisheye lenses?

Guess I called it right…

“knightwatchman said, 2 days ago

Could Phishface be an online predator or running a clearinghouse for ill-gotten personal banking information and credit card account swiping? In phishig scemes “baits” are used in hopes that the potential victim will “bite” by clicking a link or attachment and their financial information and passwords can be stolen."

Without blood around, they are looking farther away for the crim site.

@Gocomics, it would be helpful if replies appeared right under the original comment and slightly indented. Many news sites do this. As it is, replies don’t make sense unless you go back and look for the original, or can remember eveyone’s minker and what they said.

Phishface’s favorite TV show: Flipper

It appears we’re all biting into this new storyline, hook, line and sinker.

I wonder if Rick and Corey Harrison and the Old Man know that Chum Lee is moonlighting…

Since the Internet is World-wide, how involved would a city police force be in a giant phishing scam? I suppose individuals who have been affected would contact their local police as a first step. But this would probably need some sort of National clearinghouse, and ties to international police agencies. At least, the FBI would be involved, as they actually were recently when they shut down that phony ISP scam.Tracy and Company will probably come into this by the “back door” – they are looking for whoever killed Mr. Curry. Sometimes motive for what appears to be a local crime will lead the police to something much bigger.

Wonder if he’s related to “Smallmouth Bass” another Tracy crook of long ago. Anyone remember him?

By the way, what happened to Moon Maid’s comeback?

Yes, they have cweenactor. See the comments by DrSid1 and JustforLaughs above.Still, thank you for trying to enlighten those of us who may not know.

Phishface’s favorite movie is “Jaws”.

Phishface’s favorite author is Kilgore Trout

Phishface may be short, but don’t call him…a shrimp.

Kip Adotta. “Wet Dream”. ’Nuff said, although I will say more .. darn clever, these Tracy People!!