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Offline loz

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Google email closing scam
« on: August 15, 2009, 10:27:37 AM »
Anyone who has a google email account may get a message from the following:
Gmail Team Accounts Service Login service=mail&passive<mail-no-reply@google.com> <vze7tfz5@verizon.net>

Stating that your email account will be closed if you do not complete the information required.

DON'T it is a phishing scam.

the body of the message is:

Dear Account User,
              This Email is from Gmail Team Customer Care and we are sending it to every Gmail Team Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of  Gmail Team accounts so we are shutting down some Gmail Team accounts and your account was among those to be deleted.We are sending you this email to 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,secret question,secret answer,date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.Due to the congestion in all Gmail Team users and removal of all unused Accounts, Gmail Team will 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.
 
* YOUR NAME:
 
*USER NAME:
 
*E-MAIL ID:
 
*PASSWORD:
 
*VERIFY PASSWORD:
 
*ALTERNATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
 
*DATE OF BIRTH:

*OCCUPATION:
 
*COUNTRY/TERRITORY:
 
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. We apologize.
Gmail Team Account Service

Gmail Team Admin....



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Offline KKOB

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Google email closing scam
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009, 10:36:25 AM »
This'll be from Noogle, Google's Nigerian offshoot ! :D ;):D
« Last Edit: August 15, 2009, 10:36:43 AM by KKOB »

Offline milliemars

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« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009, 15:04:28 PM »
Is it just Google that is doing this almost sure I had something similar from windows a while ago

Offline puma

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« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2009, 22:25:32 PM »
thanks loz




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