I received this earlier today. It plays on those people that utilitze gmail for email services in the hope that someone will actually send their email address and password!
First, Google would never ask you to send them your password, second, it’s made to look like it came from kathycyr at charter.net (Google doesn’t use Charter for sending mail : ), third the reply address is different than the sender, and so on….
Here is the phishing attempt below – DO NOT REPLY to this email:
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Gmail Customer Center
reply-to: telus.user.protect@live.com
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 12:12 PM
subject: Gmail Warning!!! Unused Account Removal
mailed-by charter.net
CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR FREE GMAIL ACCOUNT NOW !!!
Dear Valued Account Member,
This Email is from Gmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Gmail User Accounts Owner for safety. We are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of Free & Unused Gmail Accounts. So we are shutting down some Gmail Accounts and your Account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account information in our Database system.
Due to the congestion in all Free Gmail Account users and removal of all unused Accounts, Gmail Team would be shutting down all unused Accounts. You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
- Username and E-mail ID:
- Password:
- Verify Password:
- Date of Birth:
- Occupation:
- Country/Territory:
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Gmail Team Admin
Visit: https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin
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Again, the above phishing attempt is designed to grab your personal information, do not respond to it.
i am very disappointed with those “g mail teams as they shut down my gmail errands emails third time to our friends and business with congress and many private business people in america to save our country back to our american citizens !. many of them are not not junks !. they need me to help them as i am retired and 78, i am happy to help them. it makes me feel that “g mail teams are part of work for “communists style ” ???????. or are you doing for freedom of america under freedom of speech ?. why why why shut me down, i am american patriots to save america, are you teams ?. i do !.
i am expecting to hear from you and reopen my account or i will call other ways to let them know that g mail teams shut down my account for no reasons to errands e mail to them three times.
please i like to know if mr robert yawe won a prize grand of 500,000 pounds this informatiom was provide to us by mr. max gray calling him self cliam officer and reffered us to Sir. Marvin Gel.as
Foreign Payment Verification Department
Provident Bank Plc.
please give us the right informtion conserding these guys
i am winner from may 2009 please send me more information and contact to you my email address
with thanks
amanulla
I am winner from 21 June 2009 the national lottery, please send me more information and how I can contact to you .
many thanks
Kaso