Non-Traditional Electronic EquipmentEntrant:
Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Windows Internet Explorer 8 "The DotCons/IE8: Online Scams Taken Offline"
Credits Corporate Name of Client: Microsoft Agency Account Directors: Kate Higgins/Ryan Skubic/ Ben Haynes Agency: Crispin Porter + Bogusky Chief Creative Officers: Rob Reilly/Andrew Keller/ Jeff Benjamin Executive Creative Director: Tim Roper Creative Director: Dave Steinke Associate Creative Directors: Mark St. Amant/Justin Ebert/ DJ Pierce/Caprice Yu/ Tim Geoghegan Copywriters: Justin Ebert/Ian Falcon Art Directors: DJ Pierce/Slava Morshch
Basic description of the project: Most victims of online attacks thought they’d never fall for an Internet scam. To prove just how vulnerable your personal information can be, Internet Explorer created an entire phony bank and "inheritance store" in New York's financial district that operated just like an online phishing scam. All it took was an unbelievable offer and halfway credible signage to convince New Yorkers to gladly hand over all sorts of ridiculously intimate personal information.