Excellent point.  This paper provides some examples of similar behavior and a game theoretic analysis:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;vita.mcafee.cc&#x2F;PDF&#x2F;feint.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;vita.mcafee.cc&#x2F;PDF&#x2F;feint.pdf</a>