brahmburgers Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Email being sent to gmail account holders: TITLE OF EMAIL: Unused Account Removal DETAILS OF WHO ITS REALLY FROM: from G.mail Team Service <[email protected]> reply-to "G.mail Team Customer" <[email protected]> to date Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 6:08 AM subject Unused Account Removal mailed-by embarqmail.com signed-by embarqmail.com TEXT OF EMAIL: Dear Account User, This Email is from Gmail! Customer Care; We are sending this to every Gmail Accounts User for safety. We are having congestion due to the anonymous registration of FREE or UNUSED Gmail Accounts, So we are shutting down some Gmail Accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending you this email 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. Due to the congestion in all Gmail Account users and removal of all unused Gmail Accounts, Gmail Team Admin Service 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 after 48 hours of receiving this notice for security reasons. *Username/Email ID: *Password: *Verify Password: *Alternate Email ID: * Date of Birth: * Country Or 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. Thank you for using GMail Service. Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ Sincerely. GMail Account Service. Customer Care Admin........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joskydive Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Had almost the same script for Hotmail account too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacemunk Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Lots of this bogus crap going around. Thanks for the heads up. from G.mail Team Service <[email protected]> <----instant give away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 you got to be a sucker to fall for that scam, actually google should filter emails like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 This issue (fraud attempt) is known for a while, since October last year I guess. There's more behind. I strongly advise recipients of such mail to change their password immediately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Why should they need to change their password just because they get a phishing mail? That makes no sense.... unless of course someone is naive enough to reply with the username and password. Regardless of anything, NEVER give out your password. It's that simple. Edited March 11, 2009 by Phil Conners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 (edited) Why should they need to change their password just because they get a phishing mail? That makes no sense.... unless of course someone is naive enough to reply with the username and password. Regardless of anything, NEVER give out your password. It's that simple. My advise was a precautioning only. To change a password is an easy thing. Like you should change your ATM pin code on a regular base, or your online banking password, the same should apply to email. Google is not a fortress and I trust this forum is not only visited by the registered users but thousands of visitors. And I trust there are many who don't know about danger and trouble something like that can cause. IMHO... cheers Edited March 11, 2009 by webfact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i dont change passwords, I have a 12 character, random "strong" password saved into Roboform and don't have any need to change password again, and i use HTTPS when logging in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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