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Warning! GMAIL phishing scam!

Discussion in 'Virus and Malware Removal' started by RealBlackStuff, Sep 27, 2005.

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RealBlackStuff Newcomer, in training

Warning! THIS IS A PHISHING SCAM! Do NOT react upon it!

This morning I received the following FALSE email,
titled Account Alert from someone who pretends to be admin@gmail.com

Dear Valued Member,

According to our terms of services, you will have to confirm your e-mail by the following link or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

http://www.yourUserID@gmail.com/confirm.php?email=gmail.com

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 inconvenience.

Sincerely,Gmail Security Department

Warning! THIS IS A PHISHING SCAM! Do NOT react upon it!

RealBlackStuff, Sep 27, 2005

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